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Some discrete distributions associated with orthogonal polynomials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Geoffrey S. Watson
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Abstract

Five distributions on the non-negative integers are given which use the orthogonal polynomials of Hermite, Legendre, Laguerre and Chebyshev.

Keywords

NEGATIVE BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTIONPOISSON DISTRIBUTION

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Type
Part 4 - Applied Probability and Quantum Theory
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 25 , Issue A , 1988 , pp. 167 - 171
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1988 

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