Sample Generation Tool

[DixieAnn]

Good Day, Is it possible to generate a sample of data using CSPro software? For instance I want to generate a 20% Random sample of the a dataset.

Thanks in advance

[Gregory Martin]

Right-click on the dictionary in the dictionary tree and select Dictionary Macros. From there you can easily create a sample of your data file, specifying what percentage of the data file you want to retain.

[DixieAnn]

Thanks for your quick response. I wanted to get 20 percent of the data for development purposes
thanks

[Gregory Martin]

Were you able to use the Dictionary Macros approach? You can specify 20 as the percentage of data that you want, and you can specify whether you want a sequential sample or a random sample.

[DixieAnn]

Yes I was able to generate the sample as I followed your instructions. Thank you.

[bidhu]

Dear Greg,

Sorry for jumping into this old post. I was wondering, if it can be done through a program or menu based system?

Your response will be highly appreciated.

Regards
Bidhu

[josh]

You can do this with a batch edit application although you need to write a bit of logic. Use a counter combined with the "skip case" statement to keep only every nth case.

[bidhu]

Thank you Josh. I will work on it and I will come back to you if I face problem.

[bidhu]

Hey Josh, I could do it without any trouble.

Many thanks for the clue.

Regards
Bidhu