m <- matrix(nrow=5, ncol=5) m <- ifelse(row(m)==col(m), 1, 0.2) c <- chol(m) # Choleski decomposition u <- matrix(rnorm(2000*5), ncol=5) uc <- u %*% c cr <- pnorm(uc) cr <- qbinom(cr,1,0.5) cor(cr) I expected that the cor(cr) to be 0.2 as i set in m, but the result is around 0.1. Why is that? Thanks
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