st: generate a positive-valued random variable

["Jun Xu" <mystata@hotmail.com>]

I am still using Stata 8. I am trying to generate a positive-valued random 
variable, and I think I should turn to inverse gamma distribution. I am not 
sure if this is right (with its shape parameter equal to 6):

gen positivevar = invgamma(6, uniform())

I tried searching Stata listserv and FAQ and I might have missed it. But I 
suggest Stata could post some codes for creating commonly used random 
variables in its online FAQ section. I think that will be great for a lot of 
intermediate users.

Jun Xu
Department of Sociology
Indiana University

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