GAMMADIST Function Explained
The GAMMADIST
function in Microsoft Excel calculates the gamma distribution, which is a type of continuous probability distribution. It returns the probability that a variable, which follows the gamma distribution, is less than or equal to a specified value. The function takes four arguments: x
, alpha
, beta
, and cumulative
. x
is the value at which the probability is calculated, alpha
is the shape parameter, beta
is the scale parameter, and cumulative
is a logical value that determines whether the cumulative distribution function is returned (TRUE) or the probability density function is returned (FALSE).
GAMMADIST Function Syntax
GAMMADIST(x,alpha,beta,cumulative)
x
: The value at which you want to evaluate the distribution.alpha
: The shape parameter of the distribution.beta
: The scale parameter of the distribution.cumulative
: A logical value that determines the form of the function. If cumulative is TRUE, GAMMADIST returns the cumulative distribution function; if FALSE, it returns the probability density function.