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On the Distribution of Sum of Independent Positive Binomial Variables

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

J. C. Ahuja
J. C. Ahuja*
Affiliation:
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
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Let X1, X2, …, Xn be n independent and identically distributed random variables having the positive binomial probability function

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where 0 < p < 1, and T = {1, 2, …, N}. Define their sum as Y=X1 + X2 + … +Xn. The distribution of the random variable Y has been obtained by Malik [2] using the inversion formula for characteristic functions. It appears that his result needs some correction. The purpose of this note is to give an alternative derivation of the distribution of Y by applying one of the results, established by Patil [3], for the generalized power series distribution.

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Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , March 1970 , pp. 151 - 152
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1970

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