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st: create unique random number variable
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raoul reulen <[email protected]>
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st: create unique random number variable
Date
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:37:19 +0100
Hello
I'm trying to generate a random number variable like this:
.set seed 12345
.gen x = int(1000*uniform())
However, the random numbers in variable x are not unique. Is there a
way to ensure they are unique?
Thanks!
Raoul
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