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Returns the number of data points greater than or equal to current value of xmin. In the Clauset et al, paper this is called ntail.

Usage

get_ntail(m, prop = FALSE, lower = FALSE)

Arguments

m

a distribution object.

prop

default FALSE. Return the value as a proportion of the total sample size

lower

default FALSE. If TRUE returns sample size - ntail

Examples

################################################
# Load data and create example object
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data(moby_sample)
m = displ$new(moby_sample)
m$setXmin(7)
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# Get ntail
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get_ntail(m)
#> [1] 335
sum(moby_sample >= 7)
#> [1] 335