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GammaDistributionFitToSample Method

Computes the Gamma distribution that best fits the given sample.

Namespace:  Meta.Numerics.Statistics.Distributions
Assembly:  Meta.Numerics (in Meta.Numerics.dll) Version: 4.1.4
Syntax
public static GammaFitResult FitToSample(
	Sample sample
)

Parameters

sample
Type: Meta.Numerics.StatisticsSample
The sample to fit.

Return Value

Type: GammaFitResult
The best fit parameters.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullExceptionsample is null.
InvalidOperationExceptionsample contains non-positive values.
InsufficientDataExceptionsample contains fewer than three values.
Remarks

The returned fit parameters are the Shape and Scale, in that order. These are the same parameters, in the same order, that are required by the GammaDistribution(Double, Double) constructor to specify a new Gamma distribution.

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