Here are some sample data:
df <- data.frame(matrix(rnorm(80), nrow=40))
df$color <- rep(c("blue", "red", "yellow", "pink"), each=10)
df[sample(nrow(df), 3), ] #samples 3 random rows from df, without replacement.
To e.g. just sample 3 random rows from 'pink' color - using library(kimisc):
library(kimisc)
sample.rows(subset(df, color == "pink"), 3)
or writing custom function:
sample.df <- function(df, n) df[sample(nrow(df), n), , drop = FALSE]
sample.df(subset(df, color == "pink"), 3)
I want to sample 3 (or n) random rows from each level of the factor. I.e. the new df would have 12 rows (3 from blue, 3 from red, 3 from yellow, 3 from pink).
I am looking for a really simple solution.