> -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of cory n > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 11:04 AM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] sample() issue > > > length(sample(25000, 25000*(1-.55))) > [1] 11249 > > > 25000*(1-.55) > [1] 11250 > > > length(sample(25000, 11250)) > [1] 11250 > > > length(sample(25000, 25000*.45)) > [1] 11250 > > So the question is, why do I get 11249 out of the first command and not > 11250? I can't figure this one out. > > Thanks > > Cory
See FAQ 7.31 Then try >.45 == (1-.55) Hope this is helpful, Dan Daniel J. Nordlund Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Planning, Performance, and Accountability Research and Data Analysis Division Olympia, WA 98504-5204 ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.