Approximation of inverse moments of discrete distributions

For a wide class of discrete distributions, we derive a representation of the inverse (negative) moments through the Stirling numbers of the first kind and inverse factorial moments. We specialize the results for the Poisson, binomial, hypergeometric and negative binomial distributions.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Phillips, T.R.L. ; Zhigljavsky, A.
Published in:	Statistics & Probability Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-7152. - Vol. 94.2014, C, p. 135-143
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Discrete distribution \| Inverse moments \| Stirling numbers of the first kind \| Hypergeometric distribution \| Negative binomial distribution

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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