Beta Type I Distribution

A continuous random variable $X$ is said to have a beta type I distribution with parameter $\alpha$ and $\beta$ if its p.d.f. is given by

$$ \begin{aligned} f(x)&=\frac{1}{B(\alpha,\beta)}x^{\alpha-1}(1-x)^{\beta-1}, 0<x<1; \alpha, \beta > 0. \end{aligned} $$

Mean of Beta Type I Distribution

The mean of beta type I distribution is

$E(X) = \dfrac{\alpha}{\alpha+\beta}$.

Variance of Beta Type I Distribution

The variance of beta type I distribution is

$V(X) = \dfrac{\alpha\beta}{(\alpha+\beta)^2(\alpha+\beta+1)}$.

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