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The gamma probability density function is

\[
f(y, r, \lambda)=\frac{\lambda^{r}}{\Gamma(r)} e^{-\lambda y} y^{r-1} \quad \text { for } y, \lambda \geq 0
\]

Show that the gamma is a member of the exponential family.

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Introduction To Linear Regression Analysis

ISBN: 9781119578727

6th Edition

Authors: Douglas C. Montgomery, Elizabeth A. Peck, G. Geoffrey Vining

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