Select the first four rows (or the number of random rows you want) and copy and paste it to get a different dataset with random rows. Method 2 – Applying Formula to Select Rows Randomly in Excel You can use a formula with a combination of the INDEX, RANDBETWEEN, and ROWS function to...
Method 2 – Using Excel CHOOSE and RANDBETWEEN Functions to Select from a List Randomly Steps: Insert the following formula in Cell D5: =CHOOSE(RANDBETWEEN(1,8),$B$5,$B$6,$B$7,$B$8,$B$9,$B$10,$B$11,$B$12) Hit the Enter button. Formula Breakdown: RANDBETWEEN(1,8) This...
A while ago, we described a few different ways torandomly select in Excel. Most of those solutions rely on the RAND and RANDBETWEEN functions, which may generate duplicate numbers. Consequently, your random sample might contain repeating values. If you need a random selection without duplicates, ...
There's no built-in function to randomly pick cells in Excel, but you can use one of thefunctions to generate random numbersas a workaround. These probably cannot be called simple intuitive formulas, but they do work. How to select a random value from a list Supposing you have a list o...
After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below: 1. Select the range cells you want to shuffle randomly, and click Kutools > Range > Sort / Select Range Randomly. See screenshot:2. Then in the Sort /Select Range Randomly dialog, under Sort tab, please select the option you need...
The RAND function generates a random decimal value between 0 and 1. By combining the power of the RAND function and the Sort function, you can easily achieve shuffling your list randomly in Excel. Consider the following list of 10 Roll Numbers. Let’s shuffle this list using the sort functi...
You also can insert the random unique date, random unique time by Insert Random Data. If you want to have a free trial of Insert Random Data, please download it right now! Tip.If you want to select or sort data randomly, please try to use the Kutools for Excel’s Sort Range Randomly...
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Randomly selected samples from a larger population prevent bias in statistical procedures while avoiding the hassle of dealing with the entire dataset. If you have a list of entries to pick from in Excel 2013, use the Rand() feature to create a random number beside each entry. Sorting the li...
Click either of theQuick Sortbuttons located on theDataIt doesn’t matter which one as the “helper column” of random numbers has no inherent order. Enjoy your randomly sorted list of numbers. You can feel free to delete the “helper column” of random numbers leaving only the needed value...