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| From | Maarten buis <maartenbuis@yahoo.co.uk> |
| To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
| Subject | Re: st: Beta distribution |
| Date | Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:56:01 +0000 (GMT) |
--- On Fri, 28/1/11, Hartman, Rob wrote:
> Is it possible to generate a random beta variable with
> -a fixed/predetermined range of possible values, as well as
>
> -a fixed mean, but still have
> -the ability to vary the shape parameters meaningfully?
There is an answer to that question here:
<http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2011-01/msg00468.html>
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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