PROBGAM Function

Returns the probability from a gamma distribution.

Category: Probability
Returned data type: DOUBLE
Syntax
Arguments
Details
Example

Syntax

PROBGAM(x, a)

Arguments

x

is a numeric random variable.

Range x ≥ 0
Data type DOUBLE

a

is a numeric shape parameter.

Data type DOUBLE

Details

The PROBGAM function returns the probability that an observation from a gamma distribution, with shape parameter a, is less than or equal to x.

Example

The following statement illustrates the PROBGAM function:
Statements
Results
 
select probgam(1,3);
 
0.0803013971
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Last updated: February 23, 2017