st: How to compute the CDF of a gamma distribution in Stata

["Tiago V. Pereira" <tiago.pereira@mbe.bio.br>]

Again, many thanks, Nick! It worked as a charm!

Regarding your advice, I fully agree: cumulative distribution function.

All the best,

Tiago


The cumulative _distribution_ function of a two-parameter gamma
distribution is given by gammap(shape, y/scale) or gammap(shape, scale*y)
depending on whether the scale parameter has the same units as the
variable or their reciprocal. (Both parameterisations are common, the
latter because of the interpretation it allows as a rate.)

This applies also to your example with zero location.

I'd advise against the term cumulative density function.

Nick
n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk


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Pereira
Sent: 30 November 2011 18:14
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Subject: st: How to compute the CDF of a gamma distribution in Stata

Dear statalisters,

Is there a quick way to compute in Stata the cumulative density of a gamma
distribution with parameters a,b and g, where a = shape, b = scale and g =
location?

For example for a = 1, b=1 and g = 0, I would like to compute the P[x<=2].

Cheers!

Tiago
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