Re: [R] to check if a group of values is randomly distributed

2011-05-13 Thread Ben Bolker
elaine kuo gmail.com> writes: > > Dear list, > > I have 603 numbers depicting range sizes of birds in Japan. > I would like to learn if the 603 range sizes are randomly distributed or > not, in order to check if they meet mid-domain effects. > > Please kindly advise if any R package or functio

Re: [R] to check if a group of values is randomly distributed

2011-05-13 Thread Steven Kennedy
try the fitdistr() function in the MASS package __ 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,

[R] to check if a group of values is randomly distributed

2011-05-13 Thread elaine kuo
Dear list, I have 603 numbers depicting range sizes of birds in Japan. I would like to learn if the 603 range sizes are randomly distributed or not, in order to check if they meet mid-domain effects. Please kindly advise if any R package or function can check the fit. Also, any more references ar