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1 2 {{alias}}( x, k, λ ) 3 Evaluates the probability density function (PDF) for an Erlang distribution 4 with shape parameter `k` and rate parameter `λ` at a value `x`. 5 6 If provided `NaN` as any argument, the function returns `NaN`. 7 8 If not provided a nonnegative integer for `k`, the function returns `NaN`. 9 10 If provided a non-positive value for `λ`, the function returns `NaN`. 11 12 Parameters 13 ---------- 14 x: number 15 Input value. 16 17 k: number 18 Shape parameter. 19 20 λ: number 21 Rate parameter. 22 23 Returns 24 ------- 25 out: number 26 Evaluated PDF. 27 28 Examples 29 -------- 30 > var y = {{alias}}( 0.1, 1, 1.0 ) 31 ~0.905 32 > y = {{alias}}( 0.5, 2, 2.5 ) 33 ~0.895 34 > y = {{alias}}( -1.0, 4, 2.0 ) 35 0.0 36 > y = {{alias}}( NaN, 1, 1.0 ) 37 NaN 38 > y = {{alias}}( 0.0, NaN, 1.0 ) 39 NaN 40 > y = {{alias}}( 0.0, 1, NaN ) 41 NaN 42 > y = {{alias}}( 2.0, -2, 0.5 ) 43 NaN 44 > y = {{alias}}( 2.0, 0.5, 0.5 ) 45 NaN 46 > y = {{alias}}( 2.0, 0.0, 2.0 ) 47 0.0 48 > y = {{alias}}( 0.0, 0.0, 2.0 ) 49 Infinity 50 > y = {{alias}}( 2.0, 1, 0.0 ) 51 NaN 52 > y = {{alias}}( 2.0, 1, -1.0 ) 53 NaN 54 55 56 {{alias}}.factory( k, λ ) 57 Returns a function for evaluating the probability density function (PDF) 58 of an Erlang distribution with shape parameter `k` and rate parameter `λ`. 59 60 Parameters 61 ---------- 62 k: number 63 Shape parameter. 64 65 λ: number 66 Rate parameter. 67 68 Returns 69 ------- 70 pdf: Function 71 Probability density function (PDF). 72 73 Examples 74 -------- 75 > var myPDF = {{alias}}.factory( 6.0, 7.0 ); 76 > y = myPDF( 7.0 ) 77 ~8.639e-15 78 79 80 See Also 81 -------- 82