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+
+function [sampledParams] = sampleParams(nsets,allParams)
+
+% allocation
+np=size(allParams,2)-1;
+sets=floor(linspace(1,size(allParams,1),nsets));
+sampledParams=nan(nsets,np);
+
+% sample
+allParams=sortrows(allParams,(np+1));
+sampledParams(:,:)=allParams(sets,1:np);
+
+end