A Simple Gamma Random Number Generator for Arbitrary Shape Parameters
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- R. C. H. Cheng, 1977. "The Generation of Gamma Variables with Non‐Integral Shape Parameter," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 26(1), pages 71-75, March.
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Gamma Random Variable;JEL classification:
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