BETADIST function

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BETADIST

Calculates the cumulative distribution function or the probability density function of a beta distribution.

Syntax

BETADIST(x; α; β; a; b; cumulative)

The beta distribution is a family of continuous probability distributions, where α and β are parameters controlling the shape of the distribution.

x is the number, at which you will evaluate the Beta distribution.

The parameters a and b are lower and upper bounds of the distribution. You can interpret the value a as location and the value b−a as scale.

a and b are optional parameters which default (if omitted) to 0 and 1.

cumulative is an optional, logical parameter which defaults to TRUE() if omitted.

Before OOo version 3.1 the parameter cumulative doesn't exist and only the cumulative probability function is calculated.

Constraints:

  1. α > 0 , β > 0 , a < b
  2. If α < 1, then the density function has a pole at x = a.
  3. If β < 1, then the density function has a pole at x = b.

Semantic

For cumulative = FALSE() the function BETADIST calculates the probability density function (besides the constraints given above):

For cumulative = TRUE() the function BETADIST calculates the cumulative distribution function:

Notice, that

where

and is the regularized incomplete Beta function.

Example

BETADIST(1;5;3;-2;4;FALSE())
returns approximately 0.273
Graphs of Beta distribution density functions using parameter a and b
BETADIST(0.2;0.7;4;0;1;FALSE())
returns approximately 1.644
Graphs of Beta distribution density functions with borders 0 and 1


BETADIST(1;1;0.5;0;1;FALSE())
returns Invalid argument because there is a pole

BETADIST(1.1;1;0.5;0;1;FALSE())

returns 0
Graphs of Beta distribution density functions with alpha=1
BETADIST(1;5;3;-2;4;TRUE())
returns approximately 0.227

call before version 3.1: BETADIST(1;5;3;-2;4)

Graphs of Beta distribution cumulative functions using parameter a and b
BETADIST(0.2;0.7;4;0;1;TRUE())
returns approximately 0.718

call before version 3.1: BETADIST(0.2;0.7:4;0;1)

other valid call: BETADIST(0.2;0.7;4)

Graphs of Beta distribution cumulative functions with borders 0 and 1
BETADIST(1.1;1;0.5;0;1;TRUE())
returns 1

before version 3.1: BETADIST(1.1;1;0.5;0;1)

returns Invalid argument
Graphs of Beta distribution cumulative functions with alpha=1


See Also
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