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sample_dates draws a sample of
n random dates from a given range.
sample_dates(n = 1, from = "1970-01-01", to = Sys.Date())Number dates to draw.
Default: n = 1.
Earliest date (as string).
Default: from = "1970-01-01".
Latest date (as string).
Default: to = Sys.Date().
By default, sample_dates draws n = 1
random date in the range
from = "1970-01-01"
to = Sys.Date() (current date).
Other random functions:
coin(),
dice_2(),
dice(),
sample_times()
# NOT RUN {
sample_dates()
sort(sample_dates(n = 10))
sort(sample_dates(n = 10, from = "2020-02-28", to = "2020-03-01")) # 2020 is a leap year
# Note: Oddity with sample():
sort(sample_dates(n = 10, from = "2020-01-01", to = "2020-01-01")) # range of 0!
# see sample(9:9, size = 10, replace = TRUE)
# }
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