Description Computes the gamma distribution for a given value.
Syntax GAMMADIST (x, alpha, beta, cumulative)
Argument | Description | |
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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:
This function returns 0.038:
See Also BETADIST, BINOMDIST, CHIDIST, COMBIN, CRITBINOM, FDIST, GAMMAINV, NORMDIST, POISSON