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R: Sample from a distribution object
sampleFromR Documentation

Sample from a distribution object

Description

Generates samples from a distribution held by an object of class distribution or mvdistribution. Intended mainly for internal use.

Usage

sampleFrom(dstn, n = 1)

Arguments

dstn

an object of class distribution or mvdistribution.

n

Number of samples to generate

Value

A vector or matrix of samples.

Author(s)

Francisco Gochez <fgochez@mango-solutions.com>

Examples

    x <- distribution("pois", lambda = 5)
    hist(sampleFrom(x, 1000), col = "blue", prob = TRUE)

Results


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> library(BLCOP)
Error in library(BLCOP) : there is no package called 'BLCOP'
Execution halted