Quantile Function

Beta distribution quantile function.

The quantile function for a beta random variable is

for 0 <= p <= 1, where alpha > 0 is the first shape parameter and beta > 0 is the second shape parameter and F(x;alpha,beta) denotes the cumulative distribution function of a beta random variable with parameters alpha and beta.

Usage

var quantile = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/quantile' );

quantile( p, alpha, beta )

Evaluates the quantile function for a beta distribution with parameters alpha (first shape parameter) and beta (second shape parameter).

var y = quantile( 0.8, 2.0, 1.0 );
// returns ~0.894

y = quantile( 0.5, 4.0, 2.0 );
// returns ~0.686

If provided a probability p outside the interval [0,1], the function returns NaN.

var y = quantile( 1.9, 1.0, 1.0 );
// returns NaN

y = quantile( -0.1, 1.0, 1.0 );
// returns NaN

If provided NaN as any argument, the function returns NaN.

var y = quantile( NaN, 1.0, 1.0 );
// returns NaN

y = quantile( 0.5, NaN, 1.0 );
// returns NaN

y = quantile( 0.5, 1.0, NaN );
// returns NaN

If provided alpha <= 0, the function returns NaN.

var y = quantile( 0.4, -1.0, 1.0 );
// returns NaN

y = quantile( 0.4, 0.0, 1.0 );
// returns NaN

If provided beta <= 0, the function returns NaN.

var y = quantile( 0.4, 1.0, -1.0 );
// returns NaN

y = quantile( 0.4, 1.0, 0.0 );
// returns NaN

quantile.factory( alpha, beta )

Returns a function for evaluating the quantile function of a beta distribution with parameters alpha (first shape parameter) and beta (second shape parameter).

var myquantile = quantile.factory( 2.0, 2.0 );

var y = myquantile( 0.8 );
// returns ~0.713

y = myquantile( 0.4 );
// returns ~0.433

Examples

var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
var quantile = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/quantile' );

var alpha;
var beta;
var p;
var y;
var i;

for ( i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) {
    p = randu();
    alpha = ( randu()*5.0 ) + EPS;
    beta = ( randu()*5.0 ) + EPS;
    y = quantile( p, alpha, beta );
    console.log( 'p: %d, α: %d, β: %d, Q(p;α,β): %d', p.toFixed( 4 ), alpha.toFixed( 4 ), beta.toFixed( 4 ), y.toFixed( 4 ) );
}