[R] Finding points with equal probability between normaldistributions

[Dimitris Rizopoulos]

if you want to base it on Normality, then you can use:

prob <- function(x){
    dnorm((x - 5.2) / 2.1) / 2.1 - dnorm((x - 4.2) / 1.1) / 1.1
}

uniroot(prob, c(-3, 3))

otherwise if you want to estimate it you can use Uwe's solution.


I hope it helps.

Best,
Dimitris

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Catholic University of Leuven

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eleni Rapsomaniki" <e.rapsomaniki at mail.cryst.bbk.ac.uk>
To: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 12:35 PM
Subject: [R] Finding points with equal probability between 
normaldistributions


> Dear mailing list,
>
> For two normal distributions, e.g:
>
> r1 =rnorm(20,5.2,2.1)
> r2 =rnorm(20,4.2,1.1)
> plot(density(r2), col="blue")
> lines(density(r1), col="red")
>
> Is there a way in R to compute/estimate the point(s) x where the 
> density of the
> two distributions cross (ie where x has equal probability of 
> belonging to
> either of the two distributions)?
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Eleni Rapsomaniki
> PhD student
> Birkbeck College, UK
>
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