gamma distribution

(40 minutes to learn)

Summary

The gamma distribution is a continuous distribution which gives the waiting time for n events to occur, when each event is equally likely to happen at any point in time. It is also commonly used in Bayesian statistics as a prior for scale variables.

Context

This concept has the prerequisites:

Core resources (read/watch one of the following)

-Paid-

Supplemental resources (the following are optional, but you may find them useful)

-Paid-

See also