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Re: Problem with Distribution Functions

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  • Subject: [mg84813] Re: [mg84790] Problem with Distribution Functions
  • From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:19:59 -0500 (EST)
  • Reply-to: hanlonr at cox.net

Prior to v6 you need to load a package.

$Version

5.2 for Mac OS X (June 20, 2005)

Needs["Statistics`"];

Variance[GammaDistribution[a,b]]

a*b^2

With v6 the functions have been integrated.

$Version

6.0 for Mac OS X x86 (32-bit) (June 19, 2007)

Variance[GammaDistribution[a, b]]

a*b^2


Bob Hanlon

---- Stephan Heckmueller <stephan.heckmueller at gmx.net> wrote: 
> Hello,
> I have a little problem with Mathematica's statistical 
> distributions. These seem not to be evauluated properly.
> For example the documentation says that 
> Variance[GammaDistribution[a,b]] should be evaluated to 
> ab^2. In my worksheets I simply get: 
> Variance[GammaDistribution[a,b]]. There are no errors 
> or warnings whatsoever.
> 
> Is there some package missing do I have to call the 
> needs function in advance?
> 
> Thanks.
> 



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