Arcsine distribution
In probability theory, the arcsine distribution is the probability distribution whose cumulative distribution function is
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for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, and whose probability density function is
on (0, 1). The standard arcsine distribution is a special case of the beta distribution with α = β = 1/2. That is, if is the standard arcsine distribution then .
The arcsine distribution appears
- in the Lévy arcsine law;
- in the Erdős arcsine law;
- as the Jeffreys prior for the probability of success of a Bernoulli trial.
Generalization
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Arbitrary bounded support
The distribution can be expanded to include any bounded support from a ≤ x ≤ b by a simple transformation
for a ≤ x ≤ b, and whose probability density function is
on (a, b).
Shape factor
The generalized standard arcsine distribution on (0,1) with probability density function
is also a special case of the beta distribution with parameters .
Note that when the general arcsine distribution reduces to the standard distribution listed above.
Properties
- Arcsine distribution is closed under translation and scaling by a positive factor
- If
- The square of an arc sine distribution over (-1, 1) has arc sine distribution over (0, 1)
- If
Related distributions
- If U and V are i.i.d uniform (−π,π) random variables, then , , , and all have an distribution.
- If is the generalized arcsine distribution with shape parameter supported on the finite interval [a,b] then
See also
References
- Rogozin, B.A. (2001) [1994], "Arcsine distribution", Encyclopedia of Mathematics, EMS Press