random_normal_factory function

Make Normal Sampling Functions

Makes a function that samples from a normal distribution.

random_normal_factory(mean, sd)

Arguments

• mean: mean of normal distribution from which to sample
• sd: standard deviation of the normal distribution

Returns

a function of a single parameter n, with default value 1.

Examples

## Not run:

sampler <- random_normal_factory(mean = 70, sd = 5)
## sample one
sampler()
## sample another
sampler()
## sample a third time
sampler()
## sample another 1000
sampler(n = 1000)
## End(Not run)

Author(s)

Homer White hwhite0@georgetowncollege.edu