I don't see that you need any program to do this.
Suppose the probabilities are 0.5 0.3 0.2.
gen random = uniform()
gen y = cond(random < 0.5, 1, cond(random < 0.8, 2, 3))
What -cond()- is doing may be clearer laid out like this:
cond(random < 0.5, 1,
cond(random < 0.8, 2,
3))
If the random number is less than 0.5, assign 1;
Else if it is less than 0.8, assign 2;
Else assign 3.
A pitfall that I have fallen into myself is to tempted to
rewrite this as
gen y = cond(uniform() < 0.5, cond(uniform() < 0.8, 2, 3))
That is not equivalent, as each call of -uniform()- is distinct.
Nick
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I have to generate data for a sample, which has three groups (G1, G2 and
G3). In this respect, the probability distribution for the G1, G2 and
G3
follows a multinomial distribution with parameter vector P = (pG1 ,pG2
,pG3 ).
I have used -genbinomial- to generate the first two groups, and then the
last one is calculate by subtraction. Since this is not an elegant way
to
do that, is the any routine that does in Stata the task above mentioned
?
I have not found anything yet.
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