[R] The incomplete gamma function

[Prof Brian D Ripley]

On Fri, 12 May 2000, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote:

> Hello again!
> 
> Since my previous question wasn't stupid, I try another one:
>
> Has anybody implemented the _incomplete_ gamma function in R?

What do you think the cumulative distribution function of a gamma
distribution is?  (Now, there is a little room for disagreement here,
but I think

pgamma(x, nu)*gamma(nu)

might be what you are looking for.)

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