This macro generates a stratified random sample.
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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 and type:
%STRAT C1 C2 5 C5 C6
Click Run.