[R] Lognormal distribution - Range Factor

Hi, What does it mean to say Lognormal distribution with a mean of 1.03E-6 with a range factor of 100 ? How can I find the lognormal distribution paramters from this information? Thanks, Tims [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __

Re: [R] Lognormal distribution - Range Factor

On 01-Aug-10 10:59:03, Tims Corbett wrote: Hi, What does it mean to say Lognormal distribution with a mean of 1.03E-6 with a range factor of 100 ? How can I find the lognormal distribution paramters from this information? Thanks, Tims If you can, please say what is meant by range factor. I

Re: [R] Lognormal distribution - Range Factor

Thanks Ted, I came across this range factor in the context of Bayesian analysis: The range factor of the lognormal distribution was fixed to 100 which provides a very broad distribution and might be regarded as slightly informative prior. This is all I have about the jargon. Tims. --

Re: [R] Lognormal distribution - Range Factor

On Sun, 1 Aug 2010, ted.hard...@manchester.ac.uk wrote: On 01-Aug-10 10:59:03, Tims Corbett wrote: Hi, What does it mean to say Lognormal distribution with a mean of 1.03E-6 with a range factor of 100 ? How can I find the lognormal distribution paramters from this information? Thanks, Tims