The Gamma Distribution
The gamma distribution is closely related to the exponential distribution, as it is the waiting time for the r-th event in a Poisson process. This video was produced at the University of Washington, and we acknowledge funding support from the Boeing Company %%% CHAPTERS %%% 00:00 Intro 01:08 Defining the Gamma Distribution 02:42 (Mostly) Deriving the Gamma Distribution 07:25 Example: Waiting at the DMV
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