diffBeta1 {OxyBS}

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)

Details

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

Value

first derivative with respect to a (first) parameter

Author(s)

E. Andres Houseman

See Also

diffBeta2,scoreOxBS