[FORGED] Generate correlated expontial distribution -- lamda please guide

Hi,
I need to generate correlated (positive as well as negative) bivariate exponential
distribution with rate of 1/5 or any rate.
I need some guidance here. Please help.

I believe this question is ill-posed.

(1) My understanding is that there is no "bivariate exponential" 
distribution, or rather that there are many possible definitions. 
(Others, younger and wiser, may correct me or elaborate on this.)

(2) If your requirement is simply to obtain a bivariate distribution 
with exponential marginals and a given correlation between the 
variables, I believe there are a variety of ways.  One way might be to 
use copulas.  Another might be to use "coupling" (see Muirhead, "Aspects 
of Multivariate Statistical Theory", Wiley, p. 43, Ex. 1.7).

Some googling (why didn't you do that?) led me to

http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/How-to-generate-bivariate-exponential-distribution-td3596944.html

in which Petr Savicky gives a simple construction.

cheers,

Rolf Turner

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