Re: [R] Sum of random values

n")) hth, Matthias Ricardo Bessa wrote: > Thank you Gregory, > I know the package distR but the the percentiles that I have are from an > unkonwn distribuition, and I think that the package distR only works with > pre-defined distribuions. > > Best Regards, > Ricardo

Re: [R] Sum of random values

Thank you Gregory, I know the package distR but the the percentiles that I have are from an unkonwn distribuition, and I think that the package distR only works with pre-defined distribuions. Best Regards, Ricardo Bessa> Subject: RE: [R] Sum of random values> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09

Re: [R] Sum of random values

You might want to look at the distr package (and its relatives). It provides methods for calculating the distribution function of combinations (the sum is one) of other distributions. I'm not sure how you would convert your percentiles to a distribution function, but there may be a way in the doc