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st: Re: random split


From   "Martin Weiss" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: Re: random split
Date   Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:54:00 +0200

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clear*

*create xmpl dataset
set obs 800
g x=rnormal()

*indicator splitting dataset 2:1
gen byte myindicator=runiform()<`=1/3'
ta  myindicator
****


HTH
Martin
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Galina Hayes" <[email protected]>
To: "statalist" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 10:48 PM
Subject: st: random split


Hello everyone,
I want to randomly split a data set of 800 or so observations into two groups, with 1/3rd of observations in the first group and 2/3rds in the second group, and am blanking on how to do this. Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Galina
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