BETA Function
Returns the value of the beta function.
| Category: | Mathematical |
| Returned data type: | DOUBLE |
Syntax
Arguments
a
is the first shape parameter.
| Range | a >0 |
| Data type | DOUBLE |
b
is the second shape parameter.
| Range | b >0 |
| Data type | DOUBLE |
Details
The
BETA function is mathematically given by this equation:
Note the following:
In
the previous equation, 
is the gamma function.
is the gamma function.
If the expression cannot
be computed, BETA returns a missing value.
Example
The following statements
illustrate the BETA function:
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Statements
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Results
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|---|---|
select beta(5,3); |
0.00952380952381 |
select beta(15,45); |
1.6710294365E-15 |
See Also
Functions:
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Last updated: February 23, 2017