rdir {maptpx}R Documentation

Dirichlet RNG

Description

Generate random draws from a Dirichlet distribution

Usage

rdir(n, alpha)

Arguments

n

The number of observations.

alpha

A vector of scale parameters, such that E[p_j] = \alpha_j/\sum_i\alpha_i.

Value

An n column matrix containing the observations.

Author(s)

Matt Taddy mataddy@gmail.com

Examples

rdir(3,rep(1,6))
 

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