If you want to generate log-normally distributed random numbers, see: ?rlnorm
Note: X is said to be log-normally distributed when log(X) is normally distributed. Ravi. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Ravi Varadhan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, The Center on Aging and Health Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology Johns Hopkins University Ph: (410) 502-2619 Fax: (410) 614-9625 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webpage: http://www.jhsph.edu/agingandhealth/People/Faculty/Varadhan.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wensui Liu Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:51 PM To: Tobias Schlottmann Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [R] Log random number dont think so, unless i miss something here. please do check the range of normal random number and the domain of log function. On 11/14/07, Tobias Schlottmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear R users, > > Simply my question is that how it is possible to generate some random numbers using rnorm( ) but in log transformed values. > > Thank you, > > Tobias > > > --------------------------------- > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- =============================== WenSui Liu Statistical Project Manager ChoicePoint Precision Marketing (http://spaces.msn.com/statcompute/blog) ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
