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Bounds for the difference between median and mean of beta and negative binomial distributions

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We obtain bounds for the difference between the median and mean of the beta and negative binomial distributions using elementary methods.

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  1. Department of Statistics, Oklahoma State University, 74078, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

    Mark E. Payton & Linda J. Young

  2. Department of Entomology, Oklahoma State University, 74078, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

    J. H. Young

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Payton, M.E., Young, L.J. & Young, J.H. Bounds for the difference between median and mean of beta and negative binomial distributions. Metrika 36, 347–354 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02614111

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