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Maximum likelihood estimation for the negative binomial dispersion parameter.

W W Piegorsch
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W W Piegorsch. 1990. Maximum likelihood estimation for the negative binomial dispersion parameter.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2242417/

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