The estimated frequency of zero for a mixed Poisson distribution

The estimated frequencies of a mixed Poisson distribution are investigated. The frequencies are calculated using non-parametric maximum likelihood estimation. It is shown that the estimated frequency of zero is always greater than the observed frequency, and thus is biased.

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Year of publication:	1991
Authors:	Harris, Ian R.
Published in:	Statistics & Probability Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-7152. - Vol. 12.1991, 5, p. 371-372
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Non-parametric maximum likelihood estimator mixed Poisson distribution bias

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

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