[R] Inverse function

[Greg Snow]

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Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
> project.org] On Behalf Of li li
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 2:31 PM
> To: Bert Gunter
> Cc: r-help
> Subject: Re: [R] Inverse function
> 
> This is not a homework problem.
> 
> How to solve numerically for y from f(y,r) - a=g(y)=0? I am not too
> sure.
> 
> Thanks!
>                        Hannah
> 
> 
> 2010/2/24 Bert Gunter <gunter.berton at gene.com>
> 
> > 1. Is this a homework problem?
> >
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> > 3. Hint: f(y,r) = a  <==>  g(y) = 0 where g(y) == f(y,r) - a
> > (for numerical solutions).
> >
> >
> > Bert Gunter
> > Genentech Nonclinical Biostatistics
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
> project.org]
> > On
> > Behalf Of li li
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:46 PM
> > To: r-help
> > Subject: [R] Inverse function
> >
> > Hi all,
> >   I have a function like the following:
> >
> >      f <- function(r,
> > y){r/(2*pi)*exp(1)^(-y)*(1+r*(y/2)+r^(2)*(y-1)^(2)/6)}
> >
> > For fixed r, I want to find the inverse funtion in terms y.
> > In other words, for fixed r, if the value of the function is given, I
> want
> > to
> > find the corrsponding y value that will achieve the specific function
> > value.
> >
> > Can anyone help me?
> >            Hannah
> >
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