[R] random number generation

nmi13 NMI13 at student.canterbury.ac.nz
Tue Oct 28 09:38:22 CET 2003


Hi every one,

I am trying to generate a normally distributed random variable with the 
following descriptive statistics,

min=1, max=99, variance=125, mean=38.32, 1st quartile=38, median=40, 3rd 
quartile=40, skewness=-0.274.

I know the "rnorm" will allow me to simulate random numbers with mean 38.32 
and Sd=11.18(sqrt(125)). But I need to have the above mentioned descriptive 
statistics for the data that I generate.

I would be thankful to anyone who can help me with this problem.

Regards
Murthy




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