Gamma.starting_mu()

statsmodels.genmod.families.family.Gamma.starting_mu

Gamma.starting_mu(y)

Starting value for mu in the IRLS algorithm.

Parameters:

Parameters:	y : array The untransformed response variable.
Returns:	mu_0 : array The first guess on the transformed response variable.

y : array

The untransformed response variable.

Returns:

mu_0 : array

The first guess on the transformed response variable.

Only the Binomial family takes a different initial value.

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