ifelse(runif(n) > 0.5, 1, -1) * rexp(n) On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Jason Parcon wrote:
> To whom it may concern: > > I just would like to know how can one generate a set of random values from the > double exponential distribution. -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help