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# Beta
> Beta distribution.
<section class="usage">
## Usage
```javascript
var beta = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta' );
```
#### beta
[Beta][beta-distribution] distribution.
```javascript
var dist = beta;
// returns {...}
```
The namespace contains the following distribution functions:
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- <span class="signature">[`cdf( x, alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/cdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution cumulative distribution function.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`logcdf( x, alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/logcdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution logarithm of cumulative distribution function.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`logpdf( x, alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/logpdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution logarithm of probability density function (PDF).</span>
- <span class="signature">[`mgf( t, alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/mgf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution moment-generating function (MGF).</span>
- <span class="signature">[`pdf( x, alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/pdf]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution probability density function (PDF).</span>
- <span class="signature">[`quantile( p, alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/quantile]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution quantile function.</span>
</div>
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The namespace contains the following functions for calculating distribution properties:
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- <span class="signature">[`entropy( alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/entropy]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution differential entropy.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`kurtosis( alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/kurtosis]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution excess kurtosis.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`mean( alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/mean]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution expected value.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`median( alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/median]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution median.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`mode( alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/mode]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution mode.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`skewness( alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/skewness]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution skewness.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`stdev( alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/stdev]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution standard deviation.</span>
- <span class="signature">[`variance( alpha, beta )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/variance]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution variance.</span>
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The namespace contains a constructor function for creating a [beta][beta-distribution] distribution object.
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- <span class="signature">[`Beta( [alpha, beta] )`][@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/ctor]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">beta distribution constructor.</span>
</div>
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```javascript
var Beta = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta' ).Beta;
var dist = new Beta( 2.0, 4.0 );
var mu = dist.mean;
// returns ~0.333
```
</section>
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<section class="examples">
## Examples
<!-- TODO: better examples -->
<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
```javascript
var objectKeys = require( '@stdlib/utils/keys' );
var beta = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta' );
console.log( objectKeys( beta ) );
```
</section>
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<section class="links">
[beta-distribution]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_distribution
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[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/ctor]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/ctor
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/entropy]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/entropy
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/kurtosis]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/kurtosis
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/mean]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/mean
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/median]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/median
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/mode]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/mode
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/skewness]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/skewness
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/stdev]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/stdev
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/variance]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/variance
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/cdf]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/cdf
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/logcdf]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/logcdf
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/logpdf]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/logpdf
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/mgf]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/mgf
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/pdf]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/pdf
[@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/quantile]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/base/dists/beta/quantile
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</section>
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