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On estimating the parameter of a truncated geometric distribution by the method of moments

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  1. C. H. Kapadia
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This research was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, Contract No. N00014-68-A-0515, Project No. NR 042-260.

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Kapadia, C.H., Thomasson, R.L. On estimating the parameter of a truncated geometric distribution by the method of moments. Ann Inst Stat Math 27, 269–272 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02504645

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