Sequential estimation of the mean of the negative binomial distribution

DOI10.1080/07474948308836027zbMath0594.62095OpenAlexW2017639301MaRDI QIDQ3725392

L. J. Willson, J. Leroy Folks

Publication date: 1983

Published in: Communications in Statistics. Part C: Sequential Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/07474948308836027

zbMATH Keywords

Monte Carlo studynegative binomial distributionstopping ruleAnscombe's parameterizationprescribed degree of precisionproportional accuracy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Sequential estimation (62L12)

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