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# scikits.statsmodels.family.family.Gaussian

class `scikits.statsmodels.family.family.``Gaussian`(link=<scikits.statsmodels.family.links.Power object at 0x01A80EF0>)

  Gaussian exponential family distribution.

  Parameters: | link : a link instance, optional The default link for the Gaussian family is the identity link. Available links are log, identity, and inverse. See statsmodels.family.links for more information.

  See also

  `statsmodels.family.family.Family`

  Attributes

  `link` | Helper method to get the link for a family.
  `variance` |

  Methods

  `devresid`(Y, mu) | Gaussian deviance residuals
  `deviance`(Y, mu) | Gaussian deviance function
  `loglike`(Y, mu[, scale]) | Loglikelihood function for Gaussian exponential family distribution.
  `resid_anscombe`(Y, mu) | The Anscombe residuals for the Gaussian exponential family distribution

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