Suppose you wanted to draw a random sample (with or without replacement) from a large dataset for Monte Carlo simulation purposes or some other application. There are a number of ways to perform the "draws"; here we use the sample method for Series. To demonstrate, here's a way to construct a deck of English-style playing cards: Problem 1. have a Series of length 52 whose index contains card names and values are the ones used in Blackjack and other games (to keep things simple, just let the ace 'A' be 1): Random Permutation Problem 2. draw a hand of five cards from the deck