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

     Generates pseudo-random numbers from a von Mises distribution.

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

     rvm(n, mean, k)

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

       n: number of random variables to generate.

    mean: mean direction in radians of the von Mises distribution.

       k: concentration parameter of the von Mises distribution.

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

     Simulation from the von Mises distribution is done via the
     algorithm due to Best and Fisher (1979).

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

     Returns a vector of n independent random variables generated from
     a von Mises distribution.  Values are between 0 and 2 pi.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Best, D. and Fisher, N. (1979).  Efficient simulation of the von
     Mises distribution.  Applied Statistics, 24, 152-157.

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

     dmixedvm, dvm, pvm, rmixedvm

