[R] error message: .Random.seed is not an integer vector but of type 'list'

[Uwe Ligges]

Jim Bouldin wrote:
> I'm trying to run this simple random sample procedure and keep getting the
> error message shown. I don't understand this; I've designated x as a
> numeric vector, so what is going on here?  Thanks.
> 
>> x = as.vector(c(1:12));x
>  [1]  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12
>> mode(x)
> [1] "numeric"
>> sample(x, 3)
> Error in sample(x, 3) : 
>   .Random.seed is not an integer vector but of type 'list'


Something has changed/corrupted an object called .Random.seed that is 
required by the Random Number Generator.

Just say
  rm(.Random.seed)
and try again.

Uwe Ligges



> Jim Bouldin, PhD
> Research Ecologist
> Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
> Davis CA, 95616
> 530-554-1740
> 
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