Colleagues, I have encountered behavior of random number generation that eludes me.
I generate a random integer in a particular range using the following code: sample(1000:9999, size=1) This code exists within a script that starts with the command: remove(list=ls()) Each time that I run the script, it yields the same random number: 6420. I thought that the problem might result from deleting the random seed. However, list=ls() does not include .RandomSeed. To my surprise, I can't replicate the problem with a 2-line script: remove(list-ls()) sample(1000:9999, size=1) Also, the same problem occurs if I use runif instead of sample. Thoughts? Dennis Dennis Fisher MD P < (The "P Less Than" Company) Phone: 1-866-PLessThan (1-866-753-7784) Fax: 1-415-564-2220 www.PLessThan.com [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.