R: Generate Random Observations from a Multinomial Distribution
rmultin
R Documentation
Generate Random Observations from a Multinomial Distribution
Description
This function generates a random observation from a multinomial
distribution.
Usage
rmultin(n, p)
Arguments
n
Total size (and NOT the number of variables involved in the multinomial distribution).
p
Vector of probabilities. The sum of all its elements must be one.
Value
A vector with the sample which has been generated.
Examples
for(i in 1:10)
print(rmultin(10, c(1/3, 1/3, 1/3) ))
Results
R version 3.3.1 (2016-06-21) -- "Bug in Your Hair"
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> library(DCluster)
Loading required package: boot
Loading required package: spdep
Loading required package: sp
Loading required package: Matrix
Loading required package: MASS
> png(filename="/home/ddbj/snapshot/RGM3/R_CC/result/DCluster/rmultin.Rd_%03d_medium.png", width=480, height=480)
> ### Name: rmultin
> ### Title: Generate Random Observations from a Multinomial Distribution
> ### Aliases: rmultin
> ### Keywords: distribution
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> ### ** Examples
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> for(i in 1:10)
+ print(rmultin(10, c(1/3, 1/3, 1/3) ))
[1] 0 4 6
[1] 7 2 1
[1] 6 3 1
[1] 4 5 1
[1] 3 4 3
[1] 4 5 1
[1] 3 3 4
[1] 5 2 3
[1] 4 2 4
[1] 5 1 4
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> dev.off()
null device
1
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