[R] 2 parameter exponential distribution

[Ben Bolker]

John Westbury <jrwestbury <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am new to R and am trying to figure out how to specify an exponential
> distribution with scale and shape parameters.  I can specify an exponential
> distribution with an inverse scale but would like to know how to specify the
> distribution with a shape parameter as well.
> 
> thanks much,
> 
> John
> 

  Do you mean a gamma distribution?  I'm unfamiliar with any
definition of the exponential distribution with more than one
parameter.  Can you point to a reference/example somewhere?

  Ben Bolker