Date:         Tue, 3 Jan 2006 17:50:11 -0800
Reply-To:     Page <pagemoore@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Page <pagemoore@YAHOO.COM>
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Subject:      Simple Random Sample With Weights
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I need to conduct a simple random sample (without replacement) from two
separate vectors.  The sampling pool contains two vectors with
differing weights: .8 and .2 respectively.  So, the samples being
selected from the pool of two vectors will have a much higher chance of
being chosen from the first vector than from the second vector.  Splus
allows the inclusion of a weight vector in their "sample" procedure.
However, I need to do this sampling via SAS (preferably with IML).
Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can do this?  I've tried to use
PROC SURVEYSELECT, but it seems that I'm not allowed to use the weight
option unless I am trying to use the surveyreg or surveymeans options.
Any ideas?