Using the simstudy package, it’s possible to generate correlated data from a normal distribution using the function genCorData. I’ve wanted to extend the functionality so that we can generate correlated data from other sorts of distributions; I thought it would be a good idea to begin with binary ...

Say we have an intervention that is assigned at a group or cluster level but the outcome is measured at an individual level (e.g. students in different schools, eyes on different individuals). And, say this outcome is binary; that is, something happens, or it doesn’t. (This is important, ...

I learned statistics and probability by simulating data. Sure, I battled my way through proofs, but I never believed the results until I saw it in a simulation. I guess I have it backwards, it worked for me. And now that I do this for a living, I continue to ...

I learned statistics and probability by simulating data. Sure, I did the occasional proof, but I never believed the results until I saw it in a simulation. I guess I have it backwards, but I that’s just the way I am. And now that I am a so-called professional, ...