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I would like to get 20 randomly generated numbers from a lognormal distribution with the geometric mean of 10 and geometric standard deviation of 2.5.
Which R function should I use to accomplish this task?
The
rlnormfunction:More generally distributions in R are generally available in
d(ensity),p(robability),q(uantile),r(andom) forms with those letters coming first followed by the particular distribution stem:norm,lnorm,unif,gamma, … etc. Their help pages will contain the specifics of the parameters, which can be essential if working withweibullor other distribution for which conventions are not completely standardized (as it were).