R: Random Generation from the Cardoid Distribution

rcard {CircStats} | R Documentation

## Random Generation from the Cardoid Distribution

### Description

Generates pseudo-random numbers from a cardoid distribution.

### Usage

    rcard(n, mu, r)

### Arguments

`n` | number of random variables to generate.
`mu` | mean direction of the distribution in radians.
`r` | concentration parameter of the distribution. The absolute value of r must be less than 0.5.

### Details

An acceptance/rejection method of simulation is employed.

### Value

Returns a vector of n independent random variables generated from a cardoid distribution.

### See Also

dcard

[Package CircStats version 0.2-4 Index]