ActuDistns (version 3.0)

hgamma: Gamma hazard rate function

Description

Computes the hazard rate function of the gamma distribution

Usage

hgamma(x, alpha = 1, lambda = 1)

Arguments

x

scale or vector of positive values at which the hazard rate function needs to be computed

alpha

the value of alpha parameter, must be positive

lambda

the value of lambda parameter, must be positive

Value

x, giving the hazard rate function values computed at x

References

S. Nadarajah, S. A. A. Bakar, Tabulations of survival models for actuarial use, submitted

Examples

y=hgamma(x)