rv (version 0.949)

rvmixed: Categorical Random Variables (Random Factors)

Description

Creates or tests for objects of type ``rvmixed".

Usage

rvmixed(x, pointmass=NULL)
  is.rvmixed(x)
  ## S3 method for class 'rv':
is.rvmixed(x)
  ## S3 method for class 'rvmixed':
as.rv(x)

Arguments

x

object to be coerced or tested.

pointmass

vector of points with point mass probability

...

other arguments

Value

• rvmixed: an rvmixed object.

  is.rvmixed: TRUE or FALSE.

  as.rv.rvmixed: an rv object.

  as.rvmixed.rv: an rvmixed object.

Details

Internally random factors are integer-valued just like regular factors in R.

References

Kerman, Jouni and Gelman, Andrew. Manipulating and Summarizing Posterior Simulations Using Random Variable Objects. Technical report, Columbia University, New York. http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~kerman/Research/postsim.pdf

Examples

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