On 2/9/2006 2:02 PM, Jan Danielsson wrote: > Hello, > > Given a probability function: p(x) = 12 / (25(x+1)) , x=0, 1, 2, 3 we > generate the following values: > > C1 C2 > 0 0.48 > 1 0.24 > 2 0.16 > 3 0.12 > > Now, I'm supposed to create 50 random values using this table. In > MiniTab, I simply selected Calc -> Random Data -> Discrete, and selected > the columns, and it created 50 random values in a new column.[1] > > How do I do the same thing in R? > > [1] You may be wondering why I'm telling you this. Well, it's because > if I were in your shoes, I'd think "Oh, someone wants me to solve his > homework.". I have already solved it using MiniTab, but I want to be > able to use R instead (since I prefer NetBSD).
You want to use the sample() function. See ?sample. Duncan Murdoch ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
