just curious, why put "r" in the "rnorm" for The Normal Distribution? Linda
linda.s wrote:> just curious, why put "r" in the "rnorm" for The Normal Distribution?From ?rnorm Value: 'dnorm' gives the density, 'pnorm' gives the distribution function, 'qnorm' gives the quantile function, and 'rnorm' generates random deviates. -- Chuck Cleland, Ph.D. NDRI, Inc. 71 West 23rd Street, 8th floor New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 845-4495 (Tu, Th) tel: (732) 452-1424 (M, W, F) fax: (917) 438-0894