algebraic.dist (version 0.9.1)

sampler: Generic method for sampling from distribution-like objects.

Description

It creates a sampler for the x object. It returns a function that accepts a parameter n denoting the number of samples to draw from the x object and also any additional parameters ... are passed to the generated function.

Usage

sampler(x, ...)

Value

A function that takes n and returns n samples.

Arguments

x

the x object to create a sampler for

...

additional arguments to pass

Examples

x <- normal(0, 1)
samp <- sampler(x)
set.seed(42)
samp(5)  # draw 5 samples from standard normal