numpy.random.beta¶
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numpy.random.
beta
(a, b, size=None)¶ Draw samples from a Beta distribution.
The Beta distribution is a special case of the Dirichlet distribution, and is related to the Gamma distribution. It has the probability distribution function
where the normalisation, B, is the beta function,
It is often seen in Bayesian inference and order statistics.
Parameters: a : float or array_like of floats
Alpha, non-negative.
b : float or array_like of floats
Beta, non-negative.
size : int or tuple of ints, optional
Output shape. If the given shape is, e.g.,
(m, n, k)
, thenm * n * k
samples are drawn. If size isNone
(default), a single value is returned ifa
andb
are both scalars. Otherwise,np.broadcast(a, b).size
samples are drawn.Returns: out : ndarray or scalar
Drawn samples from the parameterized beta distribution.