1 /* 2 * Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation. 3 * 4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 7 * 8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 14 * limitations under the License. 15 */ 16 package org.apache.commons.math.distribution; 17 18 /** 19 * The Gamma Distribution. 20 * 21 * Instances of GammaDistribution objects should be created using 22 * {@link DistributionFactory#createGammaDistribution(double,double)}. 23 * 24 * <p> 25 * References: 26 * <ul> 27 * <li><a HREF="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GammaDistribution.html"> 28 * Gamma Distribution</a></li> 29 * </ul> 30 * </p> 31 * 32 * @version $Revision$ $Date: 2005-02-26 05:11:52 -0800 (Sat, 26 Feb 2005) $ 33 */ 34 public interface GammaDistribution extends ContinuousDistribution { 35 /** 36 * Modify the shape parameter, alpha. 37 * @param alpha the new shape parameter. 38 */ 39 void setAlpha(double alpha); 40 41 /** 42 * Access the shape parameter, alpha 43 * @return alpha. 44 */ 45 double getAlpha(); 46 47 /** 48 * Modify the scale parameter, beta. 49 * @param beta the new scale parameter. 50 */ 51 void setBeta(double beta); 52 53 /** 54 * Access the scale parameter, beta 55 * @return beta. 56 */ 57 double getBeta(); 58 } 59