Hi Ed, The sn package can generate random values from skewed Normal and t distributions.
Also see here: http://azzalini.stat.unipd.it/SN/faq-r.html Michael On 11 January 2011 23:37, Ed Keith <e_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > This is not exactly an R specific question, but I think the people on this > list can probably help. > > I'm working on a simulation. In the model I have the first three moments of > the distributions of the variables. I know how to generate a random number > from a distribution given the first two moments assuming the third moment is > 0. But I do not know how to generate a number drawn from a distribution with > a nonzero third monument. > > If someone could point me to a good reference I would appreciate it. > > Thank you in advance, > > -EdK > > Ed Keith > e_...@yahoo.com > > Blog: edkeith.blogspot.com > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
