def_dist: Define a family of distributions.

In ern: Effective Reproduction Number Estimation

Define a family of distributions.

Description

Define a family of distributions.

Usage

def_dist(dist, ...)

Arguments

dist

distribution type. Distributions currently supported are: norm = normal, lnorm = log-normal, gamma = Gamma, unif = uniform

...

a series of distribution parameters. Included should be the following: mean distribution mean (only for dist = lnorm or gamma). mean_sd standard deviation of the mean (only for dist = lnorm or gamma). sd standard deviation (only for dist = lnorm or gamma). sd_sd standard deviation of the standard deviation (only for dist = lnorm or gamma). min minimum value of the random variable modelled by this distribution (only for dist = unif). max maximum value of the random variable modelled by this distribution.

Value

List with components specified in the parameters.

Examples

d = def_dist(
  dist     = "gamma",
  mean     = 3.49,
  mean_sd  = 0.1477,
  shape    = 8.5,
  shape_sd = 1.8945,
  max      = 8
)
print(d)

ern documentation built on April 4, 2025, 2:13 a.m.