quantiles of the hypergeometric distribution (PR#502)
Hello! I use R-version 1.0.0 To get the 0.95 quantile of the hypergeometric distribution with the parameters m=45000,n=5000 and k=600 I use the R-command
qhyper(0.95,45000,5000,600).
The value obtained is 600. However, the true value is 552. The latter can be obtained for example by calling the corresponding distribution function with the R commands
x<-540:580 phyper(x,45000,5000,600)
The value 552 is obtained also by the usual normal approximation. Overall, it seems that R produces errors when calling qhyper(p,m,n,k) for large values of the parametes m,n or k. Sincerely L. Baringhaus -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-devel mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-devel-request@stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._