The Discrete Student's $t$ Distribution
Ord, J. K.
Ann. Math. Statist., Tome 39 (1968) no. 6, p. 1513-1516 / Harvested from Project Euclid
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The discrete Student's $t$ distribution is discussed. In particular, we find that all finite odd order moments are zero, although the distribution need not be symmetric. A numerical comparison with the symmetric binomial shows the higher kurtosis of the Student form.
Publié le : 1968-10-14
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Ord, J. K. The Discrete Student's $t$ Distribution. Ann. Math. Statist., Tome 39 (1968) no. 6, pp.  1513-1516. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1177698133/