2011Anales del Instituto de Actuarios EspañolesOpen access

Panjer Class United: one formula for the probabilities of the Poisson, Binomial, and Negative Binomial distribution

Michael Flacker

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This paper gives a formula representing all discrete loss distributions of the Panjer class (Poisson, Binomial, and Negative Binomial) in one. Further it provides an overview of the many Negative Binomial variants used by actuaries.

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This paper gives a formula representing all discrete loss distributions of the Panjer class (Poisson, Binomial, and Negative Binomial) in one. Further it provides an overview of the many Negative Binomial variants used by actuaries.

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This paper gives a formula representing all discrete loss distributions of the Panjer class (Poisson, Binomial, and Negative Binomial) in one. Further it provides an overview of the many Negative Binomial variants used by actuaries.

Key concepts: Negative multinomial distribution, Negative binomial distribution, Poisson binomial distribution, Continuity correction, Binomial distribution, Mathematics, Poisson distribution, Count data

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