get_shape {MGDrivE2}

Calculate Erlang shape parameter

Description

Calculate Erlang shape parameter

Usage

get_shape(cv, q)

Arguments

cv

coefficient of variation (CV) between mean and standard deviation of dwell times, smaller values of CV correspond to distributions less dispersed around their mean and larger value to more dispersed distributions.

q

inverse of mean dwell time

Value

integer value representing the coefficient of variation in Erlang-distributed life stages.