[R] Re: beta distribution in terms of it's mean and standard deviation

Tolga Uzuner tolga at coubros.com
Mon Apr 11 01:01:22 CEST 2005


Tolga Uzuner wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is the beta distribution implemented in terms of it's mean and 
> standard deviation, as opposed to alpha and beta, in any R package ?
>
> Thanks
> Tolga
>
Hmm... answering my own question... guess there is no bijection between 
{alpha,beta} and {mean,variance} which is why... ocurred to me after I 
sent the question, unless someone disagrees.




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