Probability distribution
Noncentral Beta |
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Notation |
Beta(α, β, λ) |
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Parameters |
α > 0 shape (real) β > 0 shape (real) λ ≥ 0 noncentrality (real) |
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Support |
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PDF |
(type I)  |
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CDF |
(type I)  |
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Mean |
(type I) (see Confluent hypergeometric function) |
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Variance |
(type I) where is the mean. (see Confluent hypergeometric function) |
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In probability theory and statistics, the noncentral beta distribution is a continuous probability distribution that is a noncentral generalization of the (central) beta distribution.
The noncentral beta distribution (Type I) is the distribution of the ratio

where
is a
noncentral chi-squared random variable with degrees of freedom m and noncentrality parameter
, and
is a central chi-squared random variable with degrees of freedom n, independent of
.[1]
In this case,
A Type II noncentral beta distribution is the distribution
of the ratio

where the noncentral chi-squared variable is in the denominator only.[1] If
follows
the type II distribution, then
follows a type I distribution.