[R] generating random numbers from the logit-normal distribution ?
francoisromain@free.fr
francoisromain at free.fr
Fri Jan 27 08:40:21 CET 2006
Selon Taka Matzmoto <sell_mirage_ne at hotmail.com>:
> Hi R users
>
> I like to generate random numbers from the logit-normal distribution.
>
> Are there available simple commands I can use?
>
> I used to generate using
>
> exp(rnorm(1000,0,1))/(1+exp(rnorm(1000,0,1)))
> I am looking for a simple command such as rnorm().
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> TM
Hi,
Consider writing a function, you can even learn how to use ...
rlogitnormal <- function(...){
x <- exp(rnorm(...))
x / (1+x)
}
then
rlogitnormal(1000, 0, 1)
Romain
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