Generalized distributions of order k associated with success runs in Bernoulli trials

In a sequence of independent Bernoulli trials, by counting multidimensional lattice paths in order to compute the probability of a first-passage event, we derive and study a generalized negative binomial distribution of order k, type I, which extends to distributions of order k, the generalized nega...

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Main Authors: Gregory A. Tripsiannis, Afroditi A. Papathanasiou, Andreas N. Philippou
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171203207250
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description In a sequence of independent Bernoulli trials, by counting multidimensional lattice paths in order to compute the probability of a first-passage event, we derive and study a generalized negative binomial distribution of order k, type I, which extends to distributions of order k, the generalized negative binomial distribution of Jain and Consul (1971), and includes as a special case the negative binomial distribution of order k, type I, of Philippou et al. (1983). This new distribution gives rise in the limit to generalized logarithmic and Borel-Tanner distributions and, by compounding, to the generalized Pólya distribution of the same order and type. Limiting cases are considered and an application to observed data is presented.
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spelling doaj-art-081ccb437eca450ca1ab2681f2f28a712025-08-20T03:55:28ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04252003-01-0120031380181510.1155/S0161171203207250Generalized distributions of order k associated with success runs in Bernoulli trialsGregory A. Tripsiannis0Afroditi A. Papathanasiou1Andreas N. Philippou2Department of Medical Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, Demokritos University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis 68100, GreeceDepartment of Medical Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, Demokritos University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis 68100, GreeceDepartment of Mathematics, University of Patras, Patras, GreeceIn a sequence of independent Bernoulli trials, by counting multidimensional lattice paths in order to compute the probability of a first-passage event, we derive and study a generalized negative binomial distribution of order k, type I, which extends to distributions of order k, the generalized negative binomial distribution of Jain and Consul (1971), and includes as a special case the negative binomial distribution of order k, type I, of Philippou et al. (1983). This new distribution gives rise in the limit to generalized logarithmic and Borel-Tanner distributions and, by compounding, to the generalized Pólya distribution of the same order and type. Limiting cases are considered and an application to observed data is presented.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171203207250
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Generalized distributions of order k associated with success runs in Bernoulli trials
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
title Generalized distributions of order k associated with success runs in Bernoulli trials
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