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I am trying to write a function that will solve a simple system of nonlinear equations for the parameters that describe the beta distribution (a,b) given the mean and variance. mean = a/(a+b) variance = (a*b)/(((a+b)^2) * (a+b+1)) Any help as to where to start would be welcome. -- Scott Story Graduate Student MSU Ecology Department 319 Lewis Hall Bozeman, Mt 59717 406.994.2670 sstory at