BETADIST function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

BETADIST

Calculates the cumulative distribution function or the probability density function of a beta distribution. Beta distributions are used to study the variation of a value across samples.

 

Syntax

 

BETADIST(x; α; β; [a]; [b]; [cumulative])

x: The number at which you want to evaluate the beta distribution. Must be between the given a and b values. Eg., 3

α, β: Parameters controlling the shape of the distribution. Eg., 5,13
a, b: Parameters defining the interval for the function. Default to 0 and 1, respectively, if omitted. Eg., 1,4
cumulative: Logical parameter which defaults to TRUE() if omitted.

 

Examples

 

Formula

Result

=BETADIST(A2;B2;C2;D2;E2)

0.999658518

=BETADIST(A3;B3;C3;D3;E3;FALSE)

0.81380267

=BETADIST(A4;B4;C4;D4;E4)

0.860993192


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

#NUM!

  • The value α or β is less than or equal to 0.

  • The value of x is not between a and b, or a=b.

 

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