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Gammajakauma is a continuous probability distribution that is widely used in statistics and probability theory. It is defined for non-negative real numbers and is parameterized by two positive shape parameters, often denoted by alpha (α) and beta (β), or by k and θ. The probability density function (PDF) of the gamma distribution is given by f(x; α, β) = (β^α / Γ(α)) * x^(α-1) * e^(-βx) for x > 0, where Γ(α) is the gamma function.

The gamma distribution is a flexible distribution that can take on a variety of shapes depending on the values of its parameters. When alpha is small, the distribution is skewed to the right. As alpha increases, the distribution becomes more symmetric and approaches a normal distribution. The beta parameter acts as a rate parameter, influencing the spread of the distribution. A larger beta leads to a narrower and more peaked distribution.

The gamma distribution has numerous applications. It is often used to model waiting times, such as the time until the next event in a Poisson process. It also appears in Bayesian statistics as a conjugate prior for the precision of a normal distribution or the rate parameter of an exponential distribution. Furthermore, it is used in fields like reliability engineering, finance, and physics to model various phenomena. Special cases of the gamma distribution include the exponential distribution (when alpha = 1) and the chi-squared distribution (which is related to the gamma distribution with specific parameter values).