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GammaDistribution
GammaDistribution
[
,
]
represents a gamma distribution with shape parameter
and scale parameter
.
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The probability density for value
x
in a gamma distribution is proportional to
for
, and is zero for
.
»
GammaDistribution
allows
and
to be any positive real numbers.
GammaDistribution
can be used with such functions as
Mean
,
CDF
and
RandomReal
.
»
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The mean and variance of a gamma distribution:
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The probability density function of the gamma distribution depends on the
Gamma
function:
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, 
] and scale parameter .
for 
, and is zero for 
. » and to be any positive real numbers.
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