Appendix - Introduction
R and Matlab
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Entering and Printing Data in R
x = 10 # assign x the value 10
print(x) # print x
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% Entering and Printing Data
x = 10; % assign x the value 10, silencing output print with ;
disp(x) % display x
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Vectors, Matrices and Sequences in R
y = c(1,3,5,7,9) # create vector using c()
print(y)
print(y[3]) # calling 3rd element (R indices start at 1)
print(dim(y)) # gives NULL since y is a vector, not a matrix
print(length(y)) # as expected, y has length 5
v = matrix(nrow=2,ncol=3) # fill a 2 x 3 matrix with NaN values (default)
print(dim(v)) # as expected, v is size (2,3)
w = matrix(c(1,2,3),nrow=6,ncol=3) # repeats matrix twice by rows, thrice by columns
print(w)
s = 1:10 # s is a list of integers from 1 to 10 inclusive
print(s)
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% Vectors, Matrices and Sequences
y = [1,3,5,7,9] % lists are denoted by square brackets
y(3) % calling 3rd element (MATLAB indices start at 1)
size(y) % shows that y is 1 x 5 (a row vector, by default)
length(y) % as expected, y has length 5
v = nan(2,3) % fill a 2 x 3 matrix with NaN values
size(v) % as expected, v is size (2,3)
w = repmat([1,2,3]', 2, 3) % repeats matrix twice by rows, thrice by columns
s = 1:10 % s is a list of integers from 1 to 10 inclusive
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Basic Summary Statistics in R
y=matrix(c(3.1,4.15,9))
sum(y) # sum of all elements of y
prod(y) # product of all elements of y
max(y) # maximum value of y
min(y) # minimum value of y
range(y) # min, max value of y
mean(y) # arithmetic mean
median(y) # median
var(y) # variance
cov(y) # covar matrix = variance for single vector
cor(y) # corr matrix = [1] for single vector
sort(y) # sorting in ascending order
log(y) # natural log
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% Basic Summary Statistics
y = [3.14; 15; 9.26; 5]; % List with semicolons is a column vector
sum(y) % sum of all elements of y
prod(y) % product of all elements of y
max(y) % maximum value of y
min(y) % minimum value of y
range(y) % difference between max and min value of y
mean(y) % arithmetic mean
median(y) % median
var(y) % variance
cov(y) % covar matrix = variance for single vector
corrcoef(y) % corr matrix = [1] for single vector
sort(y) % sorting in ascending order
log(y) % natural log
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Calculating Moments in R
library(moments)
mean(y) # mean
var(y) # variance
sd(y) # unbiased standard deviation, by default
skewness(y) # skewness
kurtosis(y) # kurtosis
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% Calculating Moments
mean(y) % mean
var(y) % variance
std(y) % unbiased standard deviation, by default
skewness(y) % skewness
kurtosis(y) % kurtosis
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Basic Matrix Operations in R
z = matrix(c(1,2,3,4),2,2) # z is a 2 x 2 matrix
x = matrix(c(1,2),1,2) # x is a 1 x 2 matrix
z %*% t(x) # this evaluates to a 2 x 1 matrix
rbind(z,x) # "stacking" z and x vertically
cbind(z,t(x)) # "stacking z and x' horizontally
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% Basic Matrix Operations
z = [1, 2; 3, 4] % z is a 2 x 2 matrix (Note the use of ; as row separator)
x = [1, 2] % x is a 1 x 2 matrix
z * x' % this evaluates to a 2 x 1 matrix
vertcat(z,x) % "stacking" z and x vertically
horzcat(z,x') % "stacking z and x' horizontally
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Statistical Distributions in R
q = seq(from = -3, to = 3, length = 7) # specify a set of values
p = seq(from = 0.1, to = 0.9, length = 9) # specify a set of probabilities
qnorm(p, mean = 0, sd = 1) # element-wise inverse Normal quantile
pt(q, df = 4) # element-wise cdf under Student-t(4)
dchisq(q, df = 2) # element-wise pdf under Chisq(2)
x = rt(100, df = 5) # Sampling 100 times from TDist with 5 df
y = rnorm(50, mean = 0, sd = 1) # Sampling 50 times from a standard normal
library(MASS)
res = fitdistr(x, densfun = "normal") # Fitting x to normal dist
print(res)
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% Statistical Distributions
q = -3:1:3 % specify a set of values
p = 0.1:0.1:0.9 % specify a set of probabilities
norminv(p, 0, 1) % element-wise inverse Normal quantile
tcdf(q, 4) % element-wise cdf under Student-t(4)
chi2pdf(q, 2) % element-wise pdf under Chisq(2)
x = trnd(5, 100, 1); % Sampling 100 times from t dist with 5 df
y = normrnd(0, 1, 100, 1); % Sampling 50 times from a standard normal
res = fitdist(x, "Normal") % Fitting x to normal dist
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Statistical Tests in R
library(tseries)
x = rt(500, df = 5) # Create hypothetical dataset x
jarque.bera.test(x) # Jarque-Bera test for normality
Box.test(x, lag = 20, type = c("Ljung-Box")) # Ljung-Box test for serial correlation
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% Statistical Tests
x = trnd(5, 500, 1); % Create hypothetical dataset x
[h1, p1, jbstat] = jbtest(x) % Jarque-Bera test for normality
[h2, p2, lbstat] = lbqtest(x,'lags',20) % Ljung-Box test for serial correlation - Needs Econometrics Toolbox
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Time Series in R
x = rt(60, df = 5) # Create hypothetical dataset x
par(mfrow=c(1,2), pty='s')
acf(x,20) # autocorrelation for lags 1:20
pacf(x,20) # partial autocorrelation for lags 1:20
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% Time Series
x = trnd(5, 60, 1); % Create hypothetical dataset x
subplot(1,2,1)
autocorr(x, 20) % autocorrelation for lags 1:20
subplot(1,2,2)
parcorr(x,20) % partial autocorrelation for lags 1:20
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Loops and Functions in R
for (i in 3:7) # iterates through [3,4,5,6,7]
print(i^2)
X = 10
if (X %% 3 == 0) {
print("X is a multiple of 3")
} else {
print("X is not a multiple of 3")
}
excess_kurtosis = function(x, excess = 3){ # note: excess optional, default=3
m4 = mean((x-mean(x))^4)
excess_kurt = m4/(sd(x)^4) - excess
excess_kurt
}
x = rt(60, df = 5) # Create hypothetical dataset x
excess_kurtosis(x)
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% Loops and Functions
for i = 3:7 % iterates through [3,4,5,6,7]
i^2
end
X = 10;
if (rem(X,3) == 0)
disp("X is a multiple of 3")
else
disp("X is not a multiple of 3")
end
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Basic Graphs in R
y = rnorm(50, mean = 0, sd = 1)
par(mfrow=c(2,2)) # sets up space for subplots
barplot(y) # bar plot
plot(y,type='l') # line plot
hist(y) # histogram
plot(y) # scatter plot
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% Basic Graphs
y = normrnd(0, 1, 50, 1);
z = trnd(4, 50, 1);
subplot(2,2,1)
bar(y) % bar plot
title("Bar plot")
subplot(2,2,2)
plot(y) % line plot
title("Line plot")
subplot(2,2,3)
histogram(y) % histogram
title("Histogram")
subplot(2,2,4)
scatter(y,z) % scatter plot
title("Scatter plot")
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Miscellaneous Useful Functions in R
x = 8.0
print(typeof(x))
x = as.integer(x)
print(typeof(x))
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% Miscellaneous Useful Functions
x = 8.0;
isfloat(x)
x = int8(x);
isinteger(x)
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