The replicate() function in R creates a repeated expression or function for a specified number of times.
The replicate() function takes the syntax below:
replicate(x, ...)
The replicate() function takes the following parameter values:
x: This is the expression or statement to be evaluated or repeated. It is a required parameter. ...: This is the number of times for the replication. This is also a required parameter. In the code below, we create a sequence of numbers from 1 to 5 which increments by 1. This sequence is repeated 5 times:
# A code to illustrate the replicate() function in Rreplicate(5, seq(1,5,1))
In the code below, we use the replicate() function to repeat a function, rnorm(). This is used to obtain the normal distribution for a value, 4, whose mean value is 5. This will be repeated 5 times:
# A code to illustrate the replicate() functionreplicate(5, rnorm(4, mean=5))