Inverse Gamma Distribution
the inverse gamma distribution prevents having to repeatedly apply the transformation theorem in applications. Here we derive the distribution of the inverse gamma, calculate its moments, and show that it is a conjugate prior for an exponential likelihood function. 1 Parameterizations There are at least a couple common parameterizations of the ...
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