R: Randomly thin a point data set

thin {splancs} | R Documentation

## Randomly thin a point data set

### Description

Randomly thin a point data set.

### Usage

    thin(pts,n)

### Arguments

`pts` | a points data set.
`n` | the number of points to return

### Value

Returns a point data set consisting of `n` points selected randomly from the set `pts`.

### References

Rowlingson, B. and Diggle, P. 1993 Splancs: spatial point pattern analysis code in S-Plus. Computers and Geosciences, 19, 627-655; the original sources can be accessed at: http://www.maths.lancs.ac.uk/~rowlings/Splancs/. See also Bivand, R. and Gebhardt, A. 2000 Implementing functions for spatial statistical analysis using the R language. Journal of Geographical Systems, 2, 307-317.

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