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Gamma Distribution:

A random variable x is said to have a gamma-distribution with parameters a > 0 and l > 0 if its probability density p(x) is


p(x) = ì
ï
í
ï
î
 la

G(a)
xa-1 e-lx,
x > 0;
0,

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