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A few remarks on the paper: ‘Parameters of Gamma and Beta distribution’

Author(s) -

Phillips D. T.,

Beightler C. S.,

Éliás E. J.

Publication year - 1974

Publication title -

international journal for numerical methods in engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1097-0207

pISSN - 0029-5981

DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620080416

Subject(s) - mathematics , generalized gamma distribution , gamma distribution , simple (philosophy) , distribution (mathematics) , maximum likelihood , beta (programming language) , beta distribution , value (mathematics) , sample (material) , mathematical optimization , statistics , mathematical analysis , computer science , physics , thermodynamics , philosophy , epistemology , programming language

The paper shows a procedure for estimating the shape parameter of a Gamma distribution from a sample. This procedure uses a rapidly converging iteration to solve the maximum‐likelihood equation and suggests a simple formula for determing the starting value.

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