[R] 'skewing' a normal random variable

[TEMPL Matthias]

I think the box.cox function in package car can do this.

x <- rnorm(1000)
hist(x)
library(car)
hist(box.cox(x, p=0.5))

Play around with different powers.

Best,
Matthias

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> Hi All;
> The following question is directed more to statisticians on 
> the list. Suppose I have a normal random variable. Is there a 
> transformation that I can apply so that the new variable is 
> slightly positively skewed. 
> I greatly appreciate your help.
> Ashraf
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