Date:         Sat, 9 Jun 2001 19:41:55 +1000
Reply-To:     dennis <dennis_grodsen@EKNO.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         dennis <dennis_grodsen@EKNO.COM>
Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct
Subject:      Re: Random Sample

Hey that is a pretty clever way of doing a random sample - have you ever
tested this for true randomness?

I think that this has been a good week for my SAS tips library - i managed
to update my skills in a few areas - even random sampling...

Dennis
"Xiaoyuan" <zhux@FLCOURTS.ORG> wrote in message
news:200106081508.f58F8xJ190542@listserv.cc.uga.edu...
> Hi,
>
> Please try this simple way. You can get different sample every time.
> *********************************************************************
> proc plan;
> factors x=980 of 2000;***Seeds come from 49% of your observations;
> output out=number;
> run;
>
> data outfile; set "your import set" ;
> y=_n_;
> run;
>
> proc sql;
> create table sample as
> select *
> from number, outfile
> where number.x=outfile.y;
> quit;
>
> data sample (drop=x y); set sample;
> run;
> *************************************************************************
>
> Xiaoyuan
> Florida Supreme Court