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On the Use of the Negative Binomial in Epidemiology
Author(s) -
Bennett B. M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
biometrical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-4036
pISSN - 0323-3847
DOI - 10.1002/bimj.4710230109
Subject(s) - negative binomial distribution , statistics , binomial distribution , negative multinomial distribution , econometrics , epidemiology , mathematics , sampling (signal processing) , binomial (polynomial) , limiting , etiology , medicine , beta binomial distribution , computer science , poisson distribution , pathology , engineering , mechanical engineering , filter (signal processing) , computer vision
The use of the negative binomial, or the method of inverse sampling (e.g. (1), (2)), is suggested for prospective studies. This method usually has the advantage of fostering an early decision on the statistical significance of some etiological factor in examining successive patient records. Several limiting situations for the distribution are discussed regarding the prevalence of a disease. An example illustrates the method.