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@stdlib/stats-base-dists-beta-skewness

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/* * @license Apache-2.0 * * Copyright (c) 2019 The Stdlib Authors. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ // TypeScript Version: 4.1 /** * Returns the skewness of a beta distribution. * * ## Notes * * - If `alpha <= 0` or `beta <= 0`, the function returns `NaN`. * * @param alpha - first shape parameter * @param beta - second shape parameter * @returns skewness * * @example * var v = skewness( 1.0, 1.0 ); * // returns 0.0 * * @example * var v = skewness( 4.0, 12.0 ); * // returns ~0.529 * * @example * var v = skewness( 8.0, 2.0 ); * // returns ~-0.829 * * @example * var v = skewness( 1.0, -0.1 ); * // returns NaN * * @example * var v = skewness( -0.1, 1.0 ); * // returns NaN * * @example * var v = skewness( 2.0, NaN ); * // returns NaN * * @example * var v = skewness( NaN, 2.0 ); * // returns NaN */ declare function skewness( alpha: number, beta: number ): number; // EXPORTS // export = skewness;