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GAMMADIST
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Summary

This function returns the gamma distribution.

Syntax

GAMMADIST(x,alpha,beta,cumulative)

Arguments

This function has these arguments:

Argument Description
x Value at which to evaluate the distribution
alpha Alpha parameter of the distribution
beta Beta parameter of the distribution
cumulative Logical value that determines the form of the function If cumulative is TRUE, then this function returns the cumulative distribution function; if FALSE, it returns the probability mass function.

Remarks

The equation for this function is:

GAMMADIST Equation

Data Types

Accepts numeric data for all arguments. Returns numeric data.

Examples

GAMMADIST(A5,1,3,FALSE)

GAMMADIST(R5C1,2,1,TRUE)

GAMMADIST(4,3,2,TRUE) gives the result 0.3233235838

GAMMADIST(4,3,2,FALSE) gives the result 0.1353352832

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