So im a excel noob and since i mostly use stata. Anyways im trying to create a simple random sample from my data set of size n=100 and then i need to repeat that step a 1000 times to make a new data set that i can transfer over to stata. Everything I have seen on the internet involves generating random numbers which isnt what i want. I need to be able to generate a random sample that i can analyze
Currently my excel spreadsheet consists of 4 columns with 200 entries in each column.
Select the range first where Random numbers are required, then use =Randbetween(Bottom Value,Top Value) & hit Ctrl+Enter
The syntax of the same if very easy to understand..
Hope it helps!
Deep
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What are the characteristics of your data? It's hard to understand how you need to generate random data but generating random numbers isn't what you want.
Assuming your data set is in A1:D200, put this in a cell:
=INDEX($A$1:$D$200,RANDBETWEEN(1,200),RANDBETWEEN(1,4))
Then drag down 100 and across 1000 (or use the ctrl-enter technique described by msexcelathome above)
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