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Beta Distribution

A continuous distribution for probabilities or proportions bounded between 0 and 1.

Probability Density FunctionPDF = f(x)
Cumulative Distribution FunctionCDF = F(x)
Probability in an Interval
Compute the probability that X falls between two values. For continuous distributions, this is the shaded area under the PDF (≤ vs < doesn't matter).
P(a ≤ X ≤ b)
Quantiles (Inverse CDF)
Pick a probability p and read the corresponding quantile xₚ where F(xₚ) = p.
Quantile xₚ (where F(xₚ) = p)
In Beta Distribution, selected probability p: 0.9500 (95.00%)

Parameters

Adjust the parameters and (optionally) add up to 3 curves to compare different settings side‑by‑side.

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Estimating parameters from data

If you’re fitting this distribution to observed data, these are common plug‑in estimates you can start with.

Alpha (α)

Estimate from sample mean and variance.

Beta (β)

Estimate from sample mean and variance.