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26.1 Beta
The beta function, B(α,β), computes the normalizing constant for the beta distribution, and is defined for a>0 and b>0 by B(a,b) = ∫10ua−1(1−u)b−1du = Γ(a)Γ(b)Γ(a+b).
The beta function, B(α,β), computes the normalizing constant for the beta distribution, and is defined for a>0 and b>0 by B(a,b) = ∫10ua−1(1−u)b−1du = Γ(a)Γ(b)Γ(a+b).