OxyBS (version 1.0)

diffBeta1: First derivative of beta minus-log-pdf with respect to first parameter

Description

First derivative of -log(beta pdf) wrt a (first) parameter

Usage

diffBeta1(x,a,b)

Arguments

x

beta value

a

a parameter (first)

b

b parameter (second)

Value

first derivative with respect to a (first) parameter

Details

First derivative of beta minus-log-pdf with respect to first parameter; used for maximum likelihood estimation, not typically called by user.

See Also

diffBeta2,scoreOxBS