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Gamma distribution Mean (With a shape parameter α and a rate parameter β )

Description

In probability theory and statistics, the gamma distribution is a two-parameter family of continuous probability distributions. The parameterization with α and β is more common in Bayesian statistics.The gamma distribution is the maximum entropy probability distribution for a random variable X for which E(X) is fixed and greater than zero.

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Variables

EXArithmetic mean ( expected value ) (dimensionless)
αShape parameter ( α=k) (dimensionless)
βRate parameter (β= 1/θ) (dimensionless)