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Discrete uniform mixtures via posterior means

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In this paper, we are concerned with identification of a discrete uniform mixture by the posterior mean. An exact formula for a prior distribution is given. Also some examples featuring negative binomial, negative hypergeometric and beta-Pascal distributions are provided.

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  1. Mathematical Institute, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

    Jacek Wesoŀowski

  2. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Bowling Green State University, 43403-0221, Bowling Green, OH, USA

    Arjun K. Gupta

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Gupta, A.K., Wesoŀowski, J. Discrete uniform mixtures via posterior means. Test 8, 399–409 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02595877

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