numpy.random.RandomState.beta

RandomState.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

f(x; a,b) = \frac{1}{B(\alpha, \beta)} x^{\alpha - 1} (1 - x)^{\beta - 1},

where the normalisation, B, is the beta function,

B(\alpha, \beta) = \int_0^1 t^{\alpha - 1} (1 - t)^{\beta - 1} dt.

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), then m * n * k samples are drawn. If size is None (default), a single value is returned if a and b are both scalars. Otherwise, np.broadcast(a, b).size samples are drawn.

Returns:

out : ndarray or scalar

Drawn samples from the parameterized beta distribution.