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rnorm and rlnorm documentation erroneously request var and var log instead of sd and sd log, respectively
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Description
According to the documentation, rnorm requests (n, mean, var) but it draws from a distribution that assumes it's (n, mean, sd).
Same issue for rlnorm.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Locate the documentation entries for R's rnorm and rlnorm functions and inspect their parameter descriptions. Compare the documented arguments with the issue's stated sd and sdlog behavior, then update both entries so they no longer request var or var log. Done when the documentation accurately names the standard-deviation parameters for both functions.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100