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beta distribution

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beta distribution [′bād·ə dis·trə′byü·shən]
(statistics)
The probability distribution of a random variable with density function ƒ(x) = [xα-1(1-x)β-1]/B(α,β), whereBrepresents the beta function, α and β are positive real numbers, and 0<x<1. Also known as Pearson Type I distribution.


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Distributions of l used for the Monte Carlo calculation of the partial rank correlation coefficients are: a) l ~ [beta] (a = 2, b = 2) where [beta] is used to denote a beta distribution.
Because models that allow for heterogeneity in fecundity among the population are more realistic than those that assume homogeneity, Sheps (1964) proposed a model for TTP that assumed a beta distribution for the probability of pregnancy per menstrual cycle.
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