An Introduction to the Negative Binomial Distribution and its Applications [Discussion]

We are favored to receive this bibliography on the negative binomial distribution, all the more so for its concise resumes and evaluations of references. The value of this work is much enhanced by the authors well conceived selectivity in choice of entries since so many discussions have been published on this distribution and on the related subject of accident proneness. The student who attempts to survey the entire literature is confronted with a large number of sources, many being redundant, some misleading and some irrelevant to insurance problems. The first work mentioned in this bibliography, for example, lists eighty four other references!