rcard               package:CircStats               R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Generates pseudo-random numbers from a cardoid distribution.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     rcard(n, mu, r)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

       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.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     An acceptance/rejection method of simulation is employed.

_V_a_l_u_e:

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

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     dcard

