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A right and left truncated gamma distribution with application to the stars

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2014-01-03 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Abstract

The gamma density function is usually defined in interval between zero and infinity. This paper introduces an upper and a lower boundary to this distribution. The parameters which characterize the truncated gamma distribution are evaluated. A statistical test is performed on two samples of stars. A comparison with the lognormal and the four power law distribution is made.

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@article{arxiv.1401.0287,
  title  = {A right and left truncated gamma distribution with application to the stars},
  author = {L. Zaninetti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.0287},
  year   = {2014}
}

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9 pages 4 figures