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z
n
Test statisticmax 0,
nn
nn
1
2
1
2
4
12
12
=
()
()
+
+
where z follows the standard normal distribution.
Distribution Functions-Parameter Estimation
Bernoulli
Binomial
p
x
ˆ
=
where n is the number of trials
Discrete Uniform
max
=
Geometric
p
ˆ
1
=
Negative Binomial
p
k
ˆ
=
where k = the number of successes
Poisson
x
β=