5.9 Gamma-Poisson conjugate family 6/8

5.9.1 Gamma prior : Gamma and Exponential models

τ continuous random variable but can only take + value

τGamma(s,r)

Probability density functions:

f(τ)=rsΓ(s)τs1erτforτ>0 E(τ)=sr;Mode(τ)=s1rfors1;Var(τ)=sr2

When s = 1 -> Exponential model = Gamma(1,r)

τExp(r)