GAMMADIST


Description Computes the gamma distribution for a given value.

Syntax GAMMADIST (x, alpha, beta, cumulative)
Argument Description
x The value at which you want to evaluate the function. It must be greater than or equal to 0.
alpha The alpha parameter. It must be greater than 0.
beta The beta parameter. It must be greater than 0.
cumulative A logical value indicating the type of calculation.

TRUE Computes the cumulative area from 0 to x.

FALSE Computes the value at x.

Equations ...when cumulative is TRUE.

...when cumulative is FALSE.

Examples This function returns 0.247:

GAMMADIST (12, 3, 7, TRUE)

This function returns 0.038:

GAMMADIST (12, 3, 7, FALSE)

See Also BETADIST, BINOMDIST, CHIDIST, COMBIN, CRITBINOM, FDIST, GAMMAINV, NORMDIST, POISSON