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[S] Variable correlated with gamma distribution

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Subject: [S] Variable correlated with gamma distribution
From: Graham Nichol <gnichol@lri.ca>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 13:29:28 -0400
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I have a dataset that contains a gamma distribution.  I would like to
simulate a binary variable that is correlated with this gamma distribution.
My preliminary attempts to do this do not yield the desired degree of
correlation.  Is there a simple solution to this problem?

Many thanks,
Graham Nichol MD
University of Ottawa
grahamnichol@earthlink.net
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