
A • STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
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A • Statistical Distributions
Gamma(
β
,
α
)GAMMA(Beta, Alpha) or GAMM(Beta, Alpha)
Shape parameter (
α
) and scale parameter (
β
) specified as positive real values.
[0, +
αβ
αβ
2
For integer shape parameters, the gamma is the same as the Erlang distribution. The
gamma is often used to represent the time required to complete some task (e.g., a
machining time or machine repair time).
Probability
Density
Function
f(x) =
0otherwise
for x > 0
where Γ is the complete
gamma function given by
Γα() t
α 1–
e
1–
td
0
∞
∫
=
β
α–
x
α 1–
e
x β⁄–
Γα()
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Parameters
Range
∞)
Mean
Variance
Applications
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