A continuous version of the negative binomial distribution

Authors

  • Nimai Kumar Chandra University of Kalyani
  • Dilip Roy University of Burdwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1973-2201/3635

Abstract

While discretization of continuous distributions have been attempted for many life distributions the reverse has hardly been attempted. The present endeavor is to establish a reverse relationship by offering a continuous counter part of a discrete distribution namely negative binomial distribution. Different properties of this distribution have been established for a special choice of the parametric value covering class properties, ordering and mean residual life.

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Published

2012-03-31

How to Cite

Chandra, N. K., & Roy, D. (2012). A continuous version of the negative binomial distribution. Statistica, 72(1), 81–92. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1973-2201/3635

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