CODE EXAMPLE FOR PYTHON

poisson random data

# decide poisson theta values
theta_noalcohol_meds = 1    # no alcohol, took an antihist
theta_alcohol_meds = 3      # alcohol, took an antihist
theta_noalcohol_nomeds = 6  # no alcohol, no antihist
theta_alcohol_nomeds = 36   # alcohol, no antihist

# create samples
q = 1000
df = pd.DataFrame({
        'nsneeze': np.concatenate((np.random.poisson(theta_noalcohol_meds, q),
                                   np.random.poisson(theta_alcohol_meds, q),
                                   np.random.poisson(theta_noalcohol_nomeds, q),
                                   np.random.poisson(theta_alcohol_nomeds, q))),
        'alcohol': np.concatenate((np.repeat(False, q),
                                   np.repeat(True, q),
                                   np.repeat(False, q),
                                   np.repeat(True, q))),
        'nomeds': np.concatenate((np.repeat(False, q),
                                      np.repeat(False, q),
                                      np.repeat(True, q),
                                      np.repeat(True, q)))})