Alejandro Delafuente wrote:
> Dear statalisters, I have a probability distribution of a random variable
> with
> only two values [-1,1] each with the same density [0.5]. I would like to
> draw N
> number of random samples without replacement from my original sample S,
> such
> that each of these new samples keeps the existing balance of values only
> with
> different orderings. To illustrate the point:
> S rs1 rs2 rs3
> 1 -1 -1 1
> -1 -1 1 -1
> -1 1 -1 -1
> 1 1 1 1
Without in any way implicating its author, might not Stephen Jenkins'
-samplepps- be able to help here? You can download it from SSC.
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