PROBBETA Function

Returns the probability from a beta distribution.

Category:	Probability
See:	CDF Function, PDF Function

Syntax

PROBBETA(x,a,b)

Required Arguments

x

is a numeric random variable.

Range

0 ≤ x ≤ 1

a

is a numeric shape parameter.

Range

a > 0

b

is a numeric shape parameter.

Range

b > 0

Details

The PROBBETA function returns the probability that an observation from a beta distribution, with shape parameters a and b, is less than or equal to x.

Example

The following SAS statement produces this result.

SAS Statement	Result
x=probbeta(.2,3,4);	0.09888

PROBBETA Function

Syntax

Required Arguments

x

a

b

Details

Example

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