R: Random Generation from the Wrapped Normal Distribution
rwrpnorm
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Random Generation from the Wrapped Normal Distribution
Description
Generates pseudo-random numbers from a wrapped normal distribution.
Usage
rwrpnorm(n, mu, rho, sd=1)
Arguments
n
number of random variables to generate.
mu
mean direction in radians of the wrapped normal distribution.
rho
concentration parameter. rho must be between 0 and 1.
sd
different way of select rho, see details below.
Details
n random variables are generated from a normal distribution with mean
direction mu, and variance -2*log(rho). The function returns these
values modulo 2*pi. You can set rho by using sd with the following equivalence:
ρ = exp{- σ^2/2}
Value
Returns a vector of n independent random variables generated from a wrapped normal distribution.
References
Jammalamadaka, S. Rao and SenGupta, A. (2001). Topics in Circular Statistics, Section 2.2.5, World Scientific Press, Singapore.