I would like to make a sample of 50 non-consecutive numbers. But
everytime i do a sample, i get duplicate numbers. Could you please tell
me a way where I could make a sample without duplicate numbers.
It is unclear whether you want a sampling from a specific set of (non-
consecutive) numbers that you have chosen, or from an arbitrary set of
non-consecutive numbers over some unspecified range. It is also
unclear whether the sample size or the "population" (from which you
sample) is 50.
To sample from a specific set of numbers, does the following meet your
needs?
Assume that you want a sample of 5 numbers in A1:A5 from a set of 50
numbers.
Put the numbers in consecutive rows in some column, for example
Y1:Y50. In some other column (e.g. Z1:Z50) put the formula =RAND().
Enter the following formula into A1 and copy down through A5:
=index($Y$1:$Y$50, rank(Z1, $Z$1:$Z$50))
If you do not like the fact that the values change every time you
modify the worksheet (argh!), copy-and-paste-special-value the random
values in Z1:Z50.
