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beta distribution Beta-distribution Beta prior Haldane prior

In probability theory and statistics, the beta distribution is a family of continuous probability distributions defined on the interval [0, 1] or in terms of two positive parameters, denoted by alpha and beta, that appear as exponents of the variable and its complement to 1, respectively, and control the shape of the distribution. Wikipedia

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Family of probability distributions supported on unit interval with two shape parameters Wikidata

Any of a family of continuous probability distributions defined on the interval [0, 1] whose shape is parametrised by two positive parameters, denoted α and β, which appear as exponents in the associated random variable. Wiktionary

Type of probability distribution. Wiktionary (translation)

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Dirichlet distribution

Noncentral beta distribution

exponential family

Wilks's lambda distribution

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arcsine distribution

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beta function

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