Stratified random sampling

This macro generates a stratified random sample.

Download the Macro

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Important

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Download STRAT.mac

Required Inputs

A column of data
A corresponding column of group values
The number of values you want to sample from each group
Two empty columns to store the results

Running the Macro

Suppose your data are in C1, the group indicator is in C2 and you want to sample 5 observations from each group. You want to store the samples in C5 and the group indicator in C6. To run the macro, choose View > Command Line/History and type:

%STRAT C1 C2 5 C5 C6

Click Run.