sample from a list of names for random groups

Spencer Graves · 2003-06-30T16:20:44Z

> n1 n2 (S (S1 (S2 hope this helps. spencer graves Daniele Medri wrote: > Dear R-users, > > I need to sample from a list of names (people) and create 2 random groups with > unique item. Sure sample() function is a good point to start but I can't find > example to solve my work. > > any tips? example? > > Thank

Spencer Graves

Mon, Jun 30, 2003 9:20 AM

> n2 <- 3
 > (S <- sample(letters, n1+n2))
[1] "f" "a" "d" "n" "l"
 > (S1 <- sample(S, n1))
[1] "l" "n"
 > (S2 <- S[!is.element(S, S1)])
[1] "f" "a" "d"
 >
hope this helps.  spencer graves

Daniele Medri wrote:

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