The Negative Binomial Distribution is a frequently encountered standard discrete distribution function. By the use of the available Binomial or Incomplete Beta Function tables it can be evaluated ...

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We investigate estimation of the parameter, κ, of the negative binomial distribution for small samples, using a method-of-moments estimate (MME) and a maximum quasi-likelihood estimate (MQLE).