[R] z and p

[Peter Dalgaard]

Adrian Dusa <adi at roda.ro> writes:

> Dear useRs,
> 
> I use pnorm to calculate the area under the normal curve to the left of z. 
> Now, is there a function which provides the z value given a certain area?
> I wrote a function which finds it in about 20 iterations, but it seems to me 
> not the best solution; I'm just curios if there is an already built function.

Yes, qnorm.
 
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