Calculate the MLE of the Gamma Dispersion Parameter in a GLM Fit
DESCRIPTION:
A front end to
for convenience. Finds the reciprocal of the estimate of the shape
parameter only.
USAGE:
gamma.dispersion(object, ...)
REQUIRED ARGUMENTS:
- object
-
Fitted model object giving the gamma fit.
OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS:
- ...
-
Additional arguments passed on to
gamma.shape
.
VALUE:
The MLE of the dispersion parameter of the gamma distribution.
SEE ALSO:
, including the example on its help page.
EXAMPLES:
# The function is currently defined as
function(fm, ...)
1/gamma.shape(fm, ...)[[1]]