dot-convert_params_gamma: Convert parameters of the gamma distribution to summary...

In epiparameter: Classes and Helper Functions for Working with Epidemiological Parameters

Convert parameters of the gamma distribution to summary statistics

Description

Convert the shape and scale parameters of the gamma distribution to a number of summary statistics which can be calculated analytically given the gamma parameters. One exception is the median which is calculated using qgamma() as no analytical form is available.

Usage

.convert_params_gamma(...)

Arguments

...	<dynamic-dots> Numeric named parameter(s) used to convert to summary statistics. An example is the meanlog and sdlog parameters of the lognormal (lnorm) distribution.

Value

A list of eight elements including: mean, median, mode, variance (var), standard deviation (sd), coefficient of variation (cv), skewness, and excess kurtosis (ex_kurtosis).

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