rDiscrete {rTableICC}

Generate a Random Data from Discrete Probability Function

Description

Generates random data from a given empirical probability function. It also returns cumulative distribution function corresponding to the entered probability function.

Usage

rDiscrete(n = 1, pf)

Arguments

n

number of observations.

pf

empirical probability function.

Details

pf is an array of any dimensionality with all elements sum up to one. If its dimension is greater than one, it is transformed to a row vector column-by-column.

Value

A list including

rdiscrete

an nx1 vector that gives generated random data.

cdf

a vector including cumulative distribution function.

Author(s)

Haydar Demirhan

Maintainer: Haydar Demirhan <[e-mail]>

References

Kroese D.P., Taimre T., Botev Z.I. (2011) Handbook of Monte Carlo Methods, Wiley, New York.

Examples

p = c(0.23,0.11,0.05,0.03,0.31,0.03,0.22,0.02)
rDiscrete(n=2,pf=p)

# pf would be entered as a matrix:

p = matrix(c(0.23,0.11,0.05,0.03,0.31,0.03,0.22,0.02), nrow=2, ncol=4, byrow = TRUE) 
rDiscrete(n=2,pf=p)

p = matrix(c(0.23,0.11,0.05,0.03,0.31,0.03,0.22,0.02), nrow=4, ncol=2, byrow = TRUE) 
rDiscrete(n=2,pf=p)

# or pf would be entered as a three dimensional array:

p = array(c(0.23,0.11,0.05,0.03,0.31,0.03,0.22,0.02), dim=c(2,2,2))
rDiscrete(n=2,pf=p)