[R] parameter estimation

[Vittorio Addona]

Hello, my question is the following: from a data set (assuming the data
has a parametric form, gamma, say) how can I estimate the parameters of
the data's density.  That is,
for the gamma, say, how can I estimate alpha and beta using R?  Thank
you.

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