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The gamma distribution is — as the normal and the log normal distributions—often used to describe the demand for a product property. We mention for instance the demand for the thickness of window panes which follows approximately a gamma distribution [AKB, (1976)].
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Bongers, C. (1980). The Recursion Formulae for the Gamma Distribution. In: Standardization: Mathematical Methods in Assortment Determination. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-6403-2_8
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