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Characterizing the negative binomial distribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Theophilos Cacoullos and
H. Papageorgiou
Theophilos Cacoullos
Affiliation:
Athens
H. Papageorgiou
Affiliation:
Athens
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Letters to the Editor
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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , September 1982, pp. 742 - 743
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1982 

References

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