beta_nc

beta_nc, a C++ code which evaluates the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the noncentral Beta distribution.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license

Languages:

beta_nc is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version.

Related Data and Programs:

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ASA226, a C++ code which computes the CDF of the noncentral Beta distribution.

ASA310, a C++ code which computes the CDF of the noncentral Beta distribution.

beta_nc_test

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Reference:

1. Harry Posten,
   An Effective Algorithm for the Noncentral Beta Distribution Function,
   The American Statistician,
   Volume 47, Number 2, May 1993, pages 129-131.

Source Code:

• beta_nc.cpp, the source code.
• beta_nc.sh, compiles the source code.
• beta_nc.hpp, the include file.