Re: st: random order after sub-sorting

[Phil Schumm <pschumm@uchicago.edu>]

At 12:20 PM -0500 8/12/05, Phil Schumm wrote:
> As the aforementioned FAQ describes, whenever you are selecting 
> cases based on their order, you should insure that that order is 
> unambiguous (read reproducible).

One final remark: train yourself to use -isid- with the -sort- option 
instead of the -sort- command in cases where you need to establish a 
reproducible order (e.g., just prior to selecting cases or 
constructing an ID variable, when doing simulations, etc.).  That 
way, if for any reason you fail to establish a reproducible order, 
you'll be sure to know about it.


-- Phil
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