comb: Generate all possible combinations of m elements among n with...

In forensim: Statistical tools for the interpretation of forensic DNA mixtures

Description

Generate all possible combinations of m elements among n with repetitions.

Usage

comb(m, n)

Arguments

m	the number of elements to combine
n	the number of elements from which to combine the m elements

Details

There are (n+m-1)!/(m!(n-1)!) ways to combine m elements among n with repetitions, combn generates all these possible combinations.

Value

A matrix of (n+m-1)!/(m!(n-1)!) rows, and n columns, each row is a possible combination of m elements among n .

Author(s)

Hinda Haned [e-mail]

See Also

Cmn for the calculation of the number of all possible combinations of m elements among n with repetitions

Examples

#combine 2 objects among 3 with repetitions
Cmn(2,3)
comb(2,3)

forensim documentation built on May 2, 2019, 6:09 p.m.