In probability theory and statistics, the Beta distribution is a family of continuous probability distributions defined on the interval [0,1] parametrized by two non-negative shape parameters, typically denoted by alpha and beta.
f(x,alpha,beta) = (x^(alpha-1)*(1-x)^(beta-1))/Beta(alpha,beta)
where Beta (the beta function) is a normalization constant to ensure that the total probability is 1 and has next formula
Beta(alpha,beta) = integral from 0 to 1 of t^(alpha-1)*(1-t)^(beta-1) dt.
Parameter | Description | Default value | Restriction |
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alpha | The first shape parameter | 2.0 | alpha>0 |
beta | The second shape parameter | 2.0 | beta>0 |