Last data update: 2014.03.03
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R: Generate random samples from multinomial distributions
rmultinomial | R Documentation |
Generate random samples from multinomial distributions
Description
rmultinomial: Generate random samples from multinomial distributions, where both n
and p may vary among distributions
rmultz2: fixed p case
Usage
rmultinomial(n, p, rows=max(c(length(n), nrow(p))))
rmultz2(n, p, draws=length(n))
Arguments
n |
vector of sizes
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p |
vector or probs
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rows |
numeric giving desired number rows to be output
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draws |
number samples required
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Value
a matrix of rows rows delivering specified samples
Author(s)
John Wallace, 17 Feb 1997 S-news , mods by Chasalow
Examples
n <- c(100,20,10)
p <- matrix(c(.3,.1,.5,.1,.1,.2,.6,.8,.3),3)
rmultinomial(n,p)
Results
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