calc_disc_dist_quantile: Calculate the quantiles of a probability distribution based...

In epiparameter: Classes and Helper Functions for Working with Epidemiological Parameters

Calculate the quantiles of a probability distribution based on the vector of probabilities and time data (e.g. time since infection)

Description

This function can be used in cases where the data on a fitted distribution is not openly available and the summary statistics of the distribution are not reported so the data are scraped from the plot and the quantiles are needed in order use the extract_param() function.

Usage

calc_disc_dist_quantile(prob, days, quantile)

Arguments

prob	A numeric vector of probabilities.
days	A numeric vector of days.
quantile	A single numeric or vector of numerics specifying which quantiles to extract from the distribution.

Value

A named vector of quantiles.

Examples

prob <- dgamma(seq(0, 10, length.out = 21), shape = 2, scale = 2)
days <- seq(0, 10, 0.5)
quantiles <- c(0.025, 0.975)
calc_disc_dist_quantile(prob = prob, days = days, quantile = quantiles)

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