scholarly journals A Note on Some Reduction Formulas for the Incomplete Beta Function and the Lerch Transcendent

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 1486
Author(s):  
Juan Luis González-Santander
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Evaluation ◽  
Beta Function ◽  
Incomplete Beta Function ◽  
Elementary Functions ◽  
Lerch Transcendent

We derive new reduction formulas for the incomplete beta function Bν,0,z and the Lerch transcendent Φz,1,ν in terms of elementary functions when ν is rational and z is complex. As an application, we calculate some new integrals. Additionally, we use these reduction formulas to test the performance of the algorithms devoted to the numerical evaluation of the incomplete beta function.

Logarithmic concavity of the inverse incomplete beta function with respect to the first parameter

2021 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-130
Author(s):  
Dimitris Askitis
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Beta Distribution ◽  
Probability Distributions ◽  
Beta Function ◽  
Incomplete Beta Function ◽  
Univariate Function ◽  
Convexity Properties ◽  
Logarithmic Concavity ◽  
Two Parameter ◽  
Monotonicity Results

The beta distribution is a two-parameter family of probability distributions whose distribution function is the (regularised) incomplete beta function. In this paper, the inverse incomplete beta function is studied analytically as a univariate function of the first parameter. Monotonicity, limit results and convexity properties are provided. In particular, logarithmic concavity of the inverse incomplete beta function is established. In addition, we provide monotonicity results on inverses of a larger class of parametrised distributions that may be of independent interest.

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