What about this:
*-------------- begin example ------------------
drop _all
set obs 20
gen obs = _n
gen unif = uniform()
sort unif
keep in 1/10
drop unif
list
*-------------- end example --------------------
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Hope this helps,
Maarten
--- Vincent Davis <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am trying to make a variable with random non-repeating integer obs
>
> in the range a to b.
> Any suggestions
> Thanks
> Vincent
> Like this, where var1 is random non-repeating over the range 1-20
> OBS Var1
> 1 4
> 2 7
> 3 2
> 4 20
> 5 12
> 6 15
> 7 18
> 8 17
> 9 11
> 10 1
>
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