betaDistribution -- beta distribution

Synopsis

• Usage:

  betaDistribution(alpha, beta)

• Inputs:
  • alpha, a number, shape parameter (positive);
  • beta, a number, shape parameter (positive);
• Outputs:
  • a continuous probability distribution,

Description

i1 : X = betaDistribution(5, 6)

o1 = Beta(5,6)

o1 : ContinuousProbabilityDistribution

i2 : density_X 0.2

o2 = .66060288

o2 : RR (of precision 53)

i3 : probability_X 0.3

o3 = .1502683326

o3 : RR (of precision 53)

i4 : quantile_X 0.4

o4 = .41306909869648

o4 : RR (of precision 53)

i5 : random X

o5 = .639954804875878

o5 : RR (of precision 53)