random.names

Generates a random sample of surnames of any length. Surnames and probabilities from Census Bureau, see &lt;https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html&gt;. Used to illustrate random sampling methods.

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Bundles the datasets and functions featured in Philip H.
Pollock and Barry C. Edwards<https://edge.sagepub.com/pollock>, "An R Companion to Political Analysis, 3rd Edition," Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Barry Edwards

RCPA3

Data and Functions for R Companion to Political Analysis 3rd Ed

random.names function

<dl><dt>n</dt>
<dd>The number of random surnames to be generated</dd></dl>

Arguments

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Generates random sample of nationally representative surnames — random.names

<dl>

<dt>n</dt>
<dd>The number of random surnames to be generated</dd>

</dl>

* [Complete Playlist of RCPA3 Package Tutorial Videos](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3jY4WDTUxoNqrxSSQH4q7XPLPYipeNCu), includes video for this function and many more.

random.names: Generates random sample of nationally representative surnames

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