RANDBETWEEN
One way to generate random numbers without replacement:
Enter the Rand function in an out-of-the-way location of your sheet,
=Rand()
And copy down,
say Z1 to Z1000.
Then enter this formula anywhe
=INDEX(ROW($A$1:$A$1000),RANK(Z1,$Z$1:$Z$1000))
And copy down as many rows as the amount of numbers you need.
Each time you hit <F9, you'll get a new random list.
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HTH,
RD
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"Gaurav" wrote in message
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Sorry. I will use =RANDBETWEEN(1,1000) in 30 cells
"Gaurav" wrote in message
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Hi All,
If I use RANDBETWEEN function to generate random samples, how do I make
sure that units are not repeate?
For example-
I have 1000 units and I have to generate 30 samples. I will use
RANDBETWEEN(1,30) in 30 cells. How do I make sure that the numbers are
not repeated and all the samples are unique?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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