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Library: distribs
See also: pdfbin cdfbin qfbin

Quantlet: randbin
Description: computes random numbers based on the binomial distribution

Usage: z = randbin (n, p, len)
Input:
n scalar parameter of the binomial distribution
p scalar parameter of the binomial distribution
len scalar number of random numbers
Output:
z len x 1 vector of random numbers

Example:
; loads the library "stats"
library("distribs")
; reset random generator
randomize(0)
randbin(1, 0.5, 10)

Result:
Contents of z
[ 1,]        0
[ 2,]        0
[ 3,]        0
[ 4,]        0
[ 5,]        0
[ 6,]        0
[ 7,]        0
[ 8,]        1
[ 9,]        1
[10,]        0



Author: Sigbert Klinke, 980827
(C) MD*TECH Method and Data Technologies, 05.02.2006