Documentation/Calc Functions/BETADIST

Function name:
BETADIST

Category:
Statistical Analysis

Summary:
Returns a value of the probability density function or the cumulative distribution function for the beta distribution.

Syntax:
BETADIST(Number; Alpha; Beta [; Start [; End [; Cumulative]]])

Returns:
Returns a real number which is the beta function value for the given arguments. The function returns either a probability density function or cumulative distribution function which has a non-negative range, i.e. [0, +&infin;).

Arguments:
Number is a real number or a reference to the cell containing that number which has to be between Start and End at which to evaluate the function.

Alpha is a real number or a reference to the cell containing that number which is a parameter to the distribution.

Beta is a real number or a reference to the cell containing that number which is a parameter to the distribution.

Start is a real number or a reference to the cell containing that number which is the lower bound for Number.

End is a real number or a reference to the cell containing that number which is the upper bound for Number.

Cumulative can be 0 or False to calculate the probability density function. It can be any other value or True or omitted to calculate the cumulative distribution function.


 * If either of Alpha or Beta is negative or zero then the function returns an error value.
 * If either Number is not between Start and End or Start is greater than End the function returns an error value.
 * If Start is not specified, the default value 0 is used.
 * If End is not specified, the default value 1 is used.

Additional details:
For more details on Beta distribution, visit Wikipedia.

Related LibreOffice functions:
BETA.INV

BETA.DIST

BETAINV

ODF standard:
Section 6.18.7, part 2

Equivalent Excel functions:
BETADIST