Erlang Distribution Class
Mathematical and statistical functions for the Erlang distribution, which is commonly used as a special case of the Gamma distribution when the shape parameter is an integer.
The Erlang distribution parameterised with shape, α, and rate, β, is defined by the pdf,
f(x) = (β^α)(x^{α-1})(exp(-xβ)) /(α-1)!
for α = 1,2,3,… and β > 0.
Returns an R6 object inheriting from class SDistribution.
The distribution is supported on the Positive Reals.
Erlang(shape = 1, rate = 1)
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distr6::Distribution -> distr6::SDistribution -> Erlang
nameFull name of distribution.
short_nameShort name of distribution for printing.
descriptionBrief description of the distribution.
packagesPackages required to be installed in order to construct the distribution.
new()
Creates a new instance of this R6 class.
Erlang$new(shape = NULL, rate = NULL, scale = NULL, decorators = NULL)
shape(integer(1))
Shape parameter, defined on the positive Naturals.
rate(numeric(1))
Rate parameter of the distribution, defined on the positive Reals.
scalenumeric(1))
Scale parameter of the distribution, defined on the positive Reals. scale = 1/rate.
If provided rate is ignored.
decorators(character())
Decorators to add to the distribution during construction.
mean()
The arithmetic mean of a (discrete) probability distribution X is the expectation
E_X(X) = ∑ p_X(x)*x
with an integration analogue for continuous distributions.
Erlang$mean(...)
...Unused.
mode()
The mode of a probability distribution is the point at which the pdf is a local maximum, a distribution can be unimodal (one maximum) or multimodal (several maxima).
Erlang$mode(which = "all")
which(character(1) | numeric(1)
Ignored if distribution is unimodal. Otherwise "all" returns all modes, otherwise specifies
which mode to return.
variance()
The variance of a distribution is defined by the formula
var_X = E[X^2] - E[X]^2
where E_X is the expectation of distribution X. If the distribution is multivariate the covariance matrix is returned.
Erlang$variance(...)
...Unused.
skewness()
The skewness of a distribution is defined by the third standardised moment,
sk_X = E_X[((x - μ)/σ)^3]
where E_X is the expectation of distribution X, μ is the mean of the distribution and σ is the standard deviation of the distribution.
Erlang$skewness(...)
...Unused.
kurtosis()
The kurtosis of a distribution is defined by the fourth standardised moment,
k_X = E_X[((x - μ)/σ)^4]
where E_X is the expectation of distribution X, μ is the mean of the distribution and σ is the standard deviation of the distribution. Excess Kurtosis is Kurtosis - 3.
Erlang$kurtosis(excess = TRUE, ...)
excess(logical(1))
If TRUE (default) excess kurtosis returned.
...Unused.
entropy()
The entropy of a (discrete) distribution is defined by
- ∑ (f_X)log(f_X)
where f_X is the pdf of distribution X, with an integration analogue for continuous distributions.
Erlang$entropy(base = 2, ...)
base(integer(1))
Base of the entropy logarithm, default = 2 (Shannon entropy)
...Unused.
mgf()
The moment generating function is defined by
mgf_X(t) = E_X[exp(xt)]
where X is the distribution and E_X is the expectation of the distribution X.
Erlang$mgf(t, ...)
t(integer(1))
t integer to evaluate function at.
...Unused.
cf()
The characteristic function is defined by
cf_X(t) = E_X[exp(xti)]
where X is the distribution and E_X is the expectation of the distribution X.
Erlang$cf(t, ...)
t(integer(1))
t integer to evaluate function at.
...Unused.
pgf()
The probability generating function is defined by
pgf_X(z) = E_X[exp(z^x)]
where X is the distribution and E_X is the expectation of the distribution X.
Erlang$pgf(z, ...)
z(integer(1))
z integer to evaluate probability generating function at.
...Unused.
clone()
The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.
Erlang$clone(deep = FALSE)
deepWhether to make a deep clone.
McLaughlin, M. P. (2001). A compendium of common probability distributions (pp. 2014-01). Michael P. McLaughlin.
Other continuous distributions:
Arcsine,
BetaNoncentral,
Beta,
Cauchy,
ChiSquaredNoncentral,
ChiSquared,
Dirichlet,
Exponential,
FDistributionNoncentral,
FDistribution,
Frechet,
Gamma,
Gompertz,
Gumbel,
InverseGamma,
Laplace,
Logistic,
Loglogistic,
Lognormal,
MultivariateNormal,
Normal,
Pareto,
Poisson,
Rayleigh,
ShiftedLoglogistic,
StudentTNoncentral,
StudentT,
Triangular,
Uniform,
Wald,
Weibull
Other univariate distributions:
Arcsine,
Bernoulli,
BetaNoncentral,
Beta,
Binomial,
Categorical,
Cauchy,
ChiSquaredNoncentral,
ChiSquared,
Degenerate,
DiscreteUniform,
Empirical,
Exponential,
FDistributionNoncentral,
FDistribution,
Frechet,
Gamma,
Geometric,
Gompertz,
Gumbel,
Hypergeometric,
InverseGamma,
Laplace,
Logarithmic,
Logistic,
Loglogistic,
Lognormal,
NegativeBinomial,
Normal,
Pareto,
Poisson,
Rayleigh,
ShiftedLoglogistic,
StudentTNoncentral,
StudentT,
Triangular,
Uniform,
Wald,
Weibull,
WeightedDiscrete
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