\name{systematicSubset} \alias{systematicSubset} \title{Take a systematic subset of indices.} \description{ Take a systematic subset of indices stratified by a ranking variable. } \usage{ systematicSubset(n, order.by) } \arguments{ \item{n}{integer giving the size of the subset.} \item{order.by}{numeric vector of the values by which the indices are ordered.} } \value{\code{systematicSubset} returns a vector of size \code{n}. } \author{Gordon Smyth} \examples{ y <- rnorm(100, 1, 1) systematicSubset(20, y) } \seealso{ \code{\link{order}} } \keyword{subset}