And here is one way of using JohnsonFit to display how a distribution changes with changes in the moments:
library(TeachingDemos) library(SuppDists) tmpfun <- function(m1=0,m2=1,m3=-0.2,m4=3.7, xmin=-3, xmax=3){ parms <- JohnsonFit( c(m1,m2,m3,m4), 'use') plot(function(x) dJohnson(x,parms), xmin, xmax) } tmplst <- list( Parameters=list( m1=list('slider', init=0, from=-1, to=1, resolution=0.1), m2=list('slider', init=1, from=0 , to=3, resolution=0.1), m3=list('slider', init=-0.2, from=-1, to=1, resolution=0.1), m4=list('slider', init=3.7, from=0 , to=10, resolution=0.5)), xmin=list('numentry', init=-3, width=5), xmax=list('numentry', init=3 , width=5) ) tkexamp( tmpfun, tmplst, plotloc='left' ) of course assuming that you have SuppDists and TeachingDemos packages installed, play around with this (and possibly change parameters and/or limits in tmplst) before demoing it as there are many combinations of the parameters that cause errors. -- Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. Statistical Data Center Intermountain Healthcare [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801.408.8111 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > project.org] On Behalf Of Gabor Grothendieck > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:29 AM > To: zhijie zhang > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [R] Generating series of distributions with the same > skewness and different kurtosis or with same kurtosis and different > skewness? > > Check out JohnsonFit in SuppDists. > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 10:59 AM, zhijie zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Dear R users, > > I hope to explain the concepts of skewness and kurtosis by > generating > > series of distributions with same skewness and different kurtosis or > with > > same kurtosis and different skewness, but it seems that i cannot find > the > > right functions. > > I have searched the mailing list, but no answers were found. > > Is it possible to do that in R? Which function could be used? > > Thanks a lot. > > > > -- > > With Kind Regards, > > > > oooO::::::::: > > (..)::::::::: > > :\.(:::Oooo:: > > ::\_)::(..):: > > :::::::)./::: > > ::::::(_/:::: > > ::::::::::::: > > > [********************************************************************** > *] > > Zhi Jie,Zhang ,PHD > > Tel:+86-21-54237149 > > Dept. of Epidemiology,School of Public Health,Fudan University > > Address:No. 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road,Shanghai,China > > Postcode:200032 > > Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Website: www.statABC.com > > > [********************************************************************** > *] > > oooO::::::::: > > (..)::::::::: > > :\.(:::Oooo:: > > ::\_)::(..):: > > :::::::)./::: > > ::::::(_/:::: > > ::::::::::::: > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting- > guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting- > guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.