rvpois | R Documentation |
Generates random variables from a Poisson sampling model.
rvpois(n = 1, lambda)
n |
integer: number of variables to generate |
lambda |
a vector of (positive) mean parameters; (may be random) |
If any of the arguments are random, the resulting simulations may have non-Poisson marginal distributions.
Jouni Kerman jouni@kerman.com
Kerman, J. and Gelman, A. (2007). Manipulating and Summarizing Posterior Simulations Using Random Variable Objects. Statistics and Computing 17:3, 235-244.
See also vignette("rv")
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x <- rvpois(lambda=10) # A Poisson rv with mean 10 lbd <- rvchisq(1,1) # Some positive rv y <- rvpois(lambda=lbd) # Not a Poisson rv, although each simulation is a draw from Poisson.
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