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A new generalization of the gamma distribution is developed. This generalization, called the Lagrangian gamma, is the distribution of the time between occurrences of a generalized Poisson process. Moments of the distribution are derived, plots of the density are reproduced, and methods for parameter estimation are discussed.
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Nelson, D.L., Consul, P.C. (1975). A Lagrangian Gamma Distribution. In: Patil, G.P., Kotz, S., Ord, J.K. (eds) A Modern Course on Statistical Distributions in Scientific Work. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1842-5_19
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