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signature

BETA.DIST(x, alpha, beta, cumulative, [lower_bound], [upper_bound])

returns: number

argument	required
x	required
alpha	required
beta	required
cumulative	required
lower_bound	optional
upper_bound	optional

examples

formula and result, taken from the engine's own test suite — every result below is asserted in CI, not written by hand.

errors

error values observed from the engine — each with a call that produces it.

error	produced by
#NUM!	=BETA.DIST(2, 0.5, 2, 2)

related

• AVEDEV average of absolute deviations from the mean
• AVERAGE.WEIGHTED average of values weighted by a second range
• AVERAGEA averages values including text and logicals
• AVERAGEIF averages cells that match a condition
• AVERAGEIFS averages cells matching multiple conditions
• BETA.INV inverse of the beta distribution