R: Random sequences generation

seqgen {TraMineR} | R Documentation

## Random sequences generation

### Description

Generates random sequences.

### Usage

     seqgen(n, length, alphabet, p)

### Arguments

`n` | number of sequences to generate
`length` | sequences length
`alphabet` | the alphabet from which the sequences are generated
`p` | an optional vector of probabilities for the states in the alphabet. Must be of the same length as the alphabet. If not specified, equal probabilities are used.

### Details

Each sequence is generated by choosing a set of random numbers (with min=1 and max=length of the alphabet) using the `runif` function. When the probability distribution is not specified, the uniform probability distribution giving same probability to each state is used to generate the sequences.

### Value

a sequence object.

### Author(s)

Alexis Gabadinho (with Gilbert Ritschard for the help page)

### Examples

    seq <- seqgen(1000,10,1:4,c(0.2,0.1,0.3,0.4))
    seqstatd(seqdef(seq))

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