Trying to iterate my function many times using i

Question

I'm trying to iterate a for loop many times but it's only printing out once.

sample_gamma <- function(alpha, beta, n, iter) {
  mean_s = c()
  mean_sd = c()
  for(i in 1:iter){
    a = rgamma(n, shape = alpha, scale = 1/beta) 
    return(c(mean(a), sd(a)))
    }

Put the return statement out of the loop, don't overwrite a each iteration. — user2974951, Nov 20 '19 at 13:47
Do you only want to print the output or do you want to save it in a variable? — user2974951, Nov 20 '19 at 13:53

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 20 '19 at 13:51

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i think you are looking for this

sample_gamma <- function(alpha, beta, n, iter) {
  mean_s = c()
  mean_sd = c()
  for(i in 1:iter){
    a = rgamma(n, shape = alpha, scale = 1/beta) 
    print(c(mean(a), sd(a)))
  }
}

answered Nov 20 '19 at 13:51

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There you go. Thank you! I thought 'print' was a python function. Thank you! – python_person Nov 20 '19 at 13:55

Trying to iterate my function many times using i

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