ar1rlnorm() and rlnormar1()

[arni-magnusson]

Hi! Is there a reason there are two similar functions, ar1rlnorm and rlnormar1?

The following example produces identical objects:

set.seed(987)
x <- ar1rlnorm(rho=0.6, years=2000:2030, iters=500)

set.seed(987)
y <- rlnormar1(n=500, rho=0.6, years=2000:2030)

identical(x, y)

One practical difference is that ar1rlnorm has a help page while rlnormar1 doesn't, but I'm wondering if there other relevant differences?

[iagomosqueira]

Hi, and apologies for the slow reply.

rlnormar was designed to mimic rlnorm as close as possible, and it is now the preferred method. ar1rlnorm now has a message warning that it will be deprecated.