R help - Mar 2009 - How to find maximum values on the density function of a random variable

I would like to find the maximum values on the density function of a
random variable. For example, I have a random variable

rv <- rbinom(10000,1,0.1) + rnorm(10000)

Its density function is given by density(rv) and can be displayed by
plot(density(rv)). How to calculate its maximum values?
A density function may have a few (global and local) maximum values.
Please help. Thanks,
-james

rv <- rbinom(10000,1,0.1) + rnorm(10000)

d.rv = density(rv)
d.x = d.rv$x
d.y = d.rv$y

d.rv.max = d.rv$x[which.max(d.rv$y)]

plot(d.rv)
abline(v=d.rv.max)

#that what you want?

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 6:28 PM,  <guox at ucalgary.ca>
wrote:
> I would like to find the maximum values on the density function of a
> random variable. For example, I have a random variable
>
> rv <- rbinom(10000,1,0.1) + rnorm(10000)
>
> Its density function is given by density(rv) and can be displayed by
> plot(density(rv)). How to calculate its maximum values?
> A density function may have a few (global and local) maximum values.
> Please help. Thanks,
> -james
>
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