setting upper and lower limits in rnorm

Question

I am simulating data using rnorm, but I need to set an upper and lower limit, does anyone know how to do this?

code:

rnorm(n = 10, mean = 39.74, sd =         


        

Answer 1

This is the function that I wrote to achieve the same purpose. It normalizes the result from the rnorm function and then adjusts it to fit the range.

NOTE: The standard deviation and mean (if specified) get altered during the normalization process.

#' Creates a random normal distribution within the specified bounds.
#' 
#' WARNING: This function does not preserve the standard deviation or mean.
#' @param n The number of values to be generated
#' @param mean The mean of the distribution
#' @param sd The standard deviation of the distribution
#' @param lower The lower limit of the distribution
#' @param upper The upper limit of the distribution
rtnorm <- function(n, mean=NA, sd=1, lower=-1, upper=1){
  mean = ifelse(is.na(mean)|| mean < lower || mean > upper,
                mean(c(lower, upper)), mean)
  data <- rnorm(n, mean=m, sd=sd) # data

  if (!is.na(lower) && !is.na(upper)){ # adjust data to specified range
    drange <- range(data)           # data range
    irange <- range(lower, upper)   # input range
    data <- (data - drange[1])/(drange[2] - drange[1]) # normalize data (make it 0 to 1)
    data <- (data * (irange[2] - irange[1]))+irange[1] # adjust to specified range
  }
  return(data)
}