A random sample of failure time of 49 kidney transplants (in months) is given: 5.27 43.72  3.96 20.34 44.06 31.18 21.98 34.99 39.36  3.39 23.42 43.41 34.35 46.71 64.87  4.53  7.02 40.50  7.38 37.74 13.49 68.48 48.74 12.85 24.15 27.33  4.82 20.00 55.28 20.83 24.13 11.80 13.82 31.55 36.69 52.57 12.45 40.07 16.86 15.54 15.54  3.85 4.08  5.62 17.44  3.38 41.61 29.52 21.61 If we assume failure time has a Gamma distribution answer the following questions (with 2 decimal points). a) Method of moments to estimate a (alpha) and B (beta) of Gamma distribution. 4. What is the estimated B_hat?

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A random sample of failure time of 49 kidney transplants (in months) is given:

5.27 43.72  3.96 20.34 44.06 31.18 21.98 34.99 39.36  3.39 23.42 43.41 34.35 46.71
64.87  4.53  7.02 40.50  7.38 37.74 13.49 68.48 48.74 12.85 24.15 27.33  4.82 20.00
55.28 20.83 24.13 11.80 13.82 31.55 36.69 52.57 12.45 40.07 16.86 15.54 15.54  3.85
4.08  5.62 17.44  3.38 41.61 29.52 21.61

If we assume failure time has a Gamma distribution answer the following questions (with 2 decimal points).

a) Method of moments to estimate a (alpha) and B (beta) of Gamma distribution.

4. What is the estimated B_hat?

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