gamma.dispersion            package:MASS            R Documentation

_C_a_l_c_u_l_a_t_e _t_h_e _M_L_E _o_f _t_h_e _G_a_m_m_a _D_i_s_p_e_r_s_i_o_n _P_a_r_a_m_e_t_e_r _i_n _a _G_L_M _F_i_t

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     A front end to 'gamma.shape' for convenience.  Finds the
     reciprocal of the estimate of the shape parameter only.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     gamma.dispersion(object, ...)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

  object: Fitted model object giving the gamma fit. 

     ...: Additional arguments passed on to 'gamma.shape'. 

_V_a_l_u_e:

     The MLE of the dispersion parameter of the gamma distribution.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Venables, W. N. and Ripley, B. D. (2002) _Modern Applied
     Statistics with S._ Fourth edition.  Springer.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'gamma.shape.glm', including the example on its help page.