Compound binomial distribution

ID: compound-binomial-distribution

For an independent binomial distribution count , the aggregate can also be represented as , with independent parameter- Bernoulli random variables and independent claim sizes. Its cumulant-generating function is . Its third cumulant is in severity moments. Constant positive claims give , which is negative when . Thus positive claim sizes do not by themselves force a positive third central moment.

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