If you mean you want an EVD with a fat left tail (instead of a fat right tail), then can;t you just multiply all the values by -1 to "reverse" the distribution? A new location parameter could then shift the distribution wherever you want along the number line ...
-Aaron On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Richard Gwozdz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to sample from a Gumbell (minimum) distribution. I have > installed package {evd} but the Gumbell functions there appear to refer to > the maximum case. Unfortunately, setting the scale parameter negative does > not appear to work. > > Is there a separate package for the Gumbell minimum? > > > -- > _____________________________ > Rich Gwozdz > Fire and Mountain Ecology Lab > College of Forest Resources > University of Washington > cell: 206-769-6808 office: 206-543-9138 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ______________________________________________ > 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.