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Negative Binomial Approximation to Normal Threshold
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nb approximation to normal threshold

There's many ways to test if a negative binomial is approximately normal: e.g.

  • visualize the qq plot
  • normalize the nb sample and perform shapiro-wilkes test

Below is an image of the envelope where the negative binomial parameters create a distribution that is approximately normal.

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