help betaprior
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Title

     Calculates the parameters of a Beta distribution given the mean and varian
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Syntax

        betaprior [, options]

    options               Description
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    Main
      mean(#)              specifies the mean of the required Beta
                            distribution.
      variance(#)          specifies the variance of the required Beta
                            distribution.
      graph                specifies that a graph of the distribution be
                            produced.
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Description

    The command betaprior calculates the two parameters for a Beta
    distribution given specified values for the mean and variance.

Options

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    mean(#) specifies the mean of the required Beta distribution. The default
        value is 0.2.

    variance(#) specifies the variance of the required Beta distribution. The
        default value is 0.1.

    graph specifies that a graph of the distribution be produced.

Examples

    To find the parameters of the Beta distribution with a mean 0.4 and
    variance of 0.2

    betaprior, m(0.4) v(0.2) g


Author

Adrian Mander, MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge, UK.

Email adrian.mander@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk