Re: [R] Inverse Error Function

From: Ravi Varadhan <rvaradhan_at_jhmi.edu>
Date: Tue 27 Jun 2006 - 05:46:32 EST

Hi,

You can use the following relation between standard normal probability distribution (\Phi) and error function:

Erf(z) = 2 * \Phi(\sqrt(2) z) - 1

to evaluate invErf(x) in R as follows:

invErf <- function(x) {
# argument x must lie between -1 and 1
qnorm((1 + x) /2) / sqrt(2)
}

For example,
> invErf(0.5)

[1] 0.4769362762

Hope this helps,
Ravi.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch [mailto:r-help-
> bounces@stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Nathan Dabney
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 3:27 PM
> To: R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: [R] Inverse Error Function
>
> Do any of the R libraries have an implementation of the Inverse Error
> Function (Inverse ERF)?
>
> ref:
> http://mathworld.wolfram.com/InverseErf.html
> http://functions.wolfram.com/GammaBetaErf/InverseErf/
>
> Thanks,
> Nathan
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