find_possible_distribution {rsprite2} | R Documentation |
Find a possible distribution.
Description
This function aims to find a possible distribution that would give rise to
the observed sample parameters. For that, you need to pass a list of parameters,
best created with set_parameters
Usage
find_possible_distribution(parameters, seed = NULL, values_only = FALSE)
Arguments
parameters |
List of parameters, see |
seed |
An integer to use as the seed for random number generation. Set this in scripts to ensure reproducibility. |
values_only |
Should only values or a more informative list be returned. See Value section. |
Value
Unless values_only = TRUE
, a list with:
outcome |
success or failure - character |
distribution |
The distribution that was found (if success) / that had the closest variance (if failure) - numeric |
mean |
The exact mean of the distribution - numeric |
sd |
The SD of the distribution that was found (success) / that came closest (failure) - numeric |
iterations |
The number of iterations required to achieve the specified SD - numeric |
If values_only = TRUE
, then the distribution is returned if one was found, and NULL if it failed.
Examples
sprite_parameters <- set_parameters(mean = 2.2, sd = 1.3, n_obs = 20,
min_val = 1, max_val = 5)
find_possible_distribution(sprite_parameters)