varbvs (version 2.6-10)

rand,randn: Return matrices of pseudorandom values.

Description

Generate matrices of pseudorandom values.

Usage

rand(m,n)
  randn(m,n)

Value

An m x n numeric matrix.

Arguments

m

Number of matrix rows.

n

Number of matrix columns.

Author

Peter Carbonetto

Details

Function rand returns a matrix containing pseudorandom values drawn from the standard uniform distribution (using runif). Function randn returns a matrix containing pseudorandom values drawn from the standard normal distribution (using rnorm).

References

P. Carbonetto and M. Stephens (2012). Scalable variational inference for Bayesian variable selection in regression, and its accuracy in genetic association studies. Bayesian Analysis 7, 73--108.

Examples

  x <- rand(10,5)
  y <- randn(10,5)