[R] factor analysis backwards

[Berton Gunter]

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From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
[mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Stefan Premke
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 6:52 AM
To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: [R] factor analysis backwards

Hello!
How can I do a factor analysis backwards to get an arbitrary covarianz 
matrix out of an arbitrary number of generated random variables that 
have a correlation near zero. Or the same question shorter: How to 
generate random variables that have a spezial correlation pattern.
I would like to be able to do this to generate arbitrary data structures 
for simulation purpose

sincerely
stefan

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