generatePopulation: Population class object generation

In PoDBAY: Vaccine Efficacy Estimation Package

Description

Function generates the population class object using provided summary statistics.

Usage

generatePopulation(N, mean, stdDev, unknownDistribution = FALSE, UDFunction = NULL)

Arguments

N	numeric: number of subjects in the population
mean	numeric: mean of titers
stdDev	numeric: standard deviation of titers
unknownDistribution	logical: TRUE if there is an unknown factor affacting the shape of titer distribution
UDFunction	function: function defining the unknown factor affecting the shape of titer distribution

Value

generated population class object with all its characteristics defined in the input parameters

Examples

# Example 1: empty population
population0 <- generatePopulation()

# Example 2
population1 <- generatePopulation(N = 100,
                                  mean = 5,
                                  stdDev = 2)

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