Re: [R] Beta distribution approximate to Normal distribution

2015-09-15 Thread David L Carlson
andres.net; r-help@r-project.org Cc: Chien-Pang Chin Subject: Re: [R] Beta distribution approximate to Normal distribution Hello, If you want a truncated something rng, you can use the following function. Note that 'distr' is the name of an R distribution function without the

Re: [R] Beta distribution approximate to Normal distribution

2015-09-15 Thread Rui Barradas
ant, you should perhaps consider the non-central chi-square density with 1 df and ncp = u/a, i.e, rchisq(100, df=1, ncp=u/a) Joe Joseph F. Lucke, PhD Senior Statistician Research Institute on Addictions University at Buffalo State University of New York 1021 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14203-1016 Chien-

Re: [R] Beta distribution approximate to Normal distribution

2015-09-15 Thread JLucke
a)), They give similar results. The code for the truncated normal allows you to set any truncation point. Joe (Ted Harding) Sent by: "R-help" 09/15/2015 11:12 AM Please respond to ted.hard...@wlandres.net To "r-help@r-project.org" , cc Chien-Pang Chin Subject Re:

Re: [R] Beta distribution approximate to Normal distribution

2015-09-15 Thread Ted Harding
1 Main Street > Buffalo, NY 14203-1016 > > Chien-Pang Chin > Sent by: "R-help" > 09/15/2015 06:58 AM > > To > "r-help@r-project.org" , > > Subject > [R] Beta distribution approximate to Normal distribution > > Hi, > I need

Re: [R] Beta distribution approximate to Normal distribution

2015-09-15 Thread peter dalgaard
tatistician > Research Institute on Addictions > University at Buffalo > State University of New York > 1021 Main Street > Buffalo, NY 14203-1016 > > > > > > > Chien-Pang Chin > Sent by: "R-help" > 09/15/2015 06:58 AM > > To

Re: [R] Beta distribution approximate to Normal distribution

2015-09-15 Thread JLucke
Buffalo State University of New York 1021 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14203-1016 Chien-Pang Chin Sent by: "R-help" 09/15/2015 06:58 AM To "r-help@r-project.org" , cc Subject [R] Beta distribution approximate to Normal distribution Hi, I need to generate 1000 n

[R] Beta distribution approximate to Normal distribution

2015-09-15 Thread Chien-Pang Chin
Hi, I need to generate 1000 numbers from N(u, a^2), however I don't want to include 0 and negative values. How can I use beta distribution approximate to N(u, a^2) in R. Thx for help __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, se