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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2010 iii Paper 38 1 b Solution by
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The original PDF specifies a geometric distribution on , with probabilities . Its probability generating function is . By independence, the total original claim count hasThe coefficient follows from the negative binomial series. Thus one representation uses independent unit-rate exponential distribution steps and a negative binomial distribution count .
There is a second useful random sum of independent claims representation. For one policy, the random-sum transform identity givesThis is the mixture distribution of zero with probability and a rate- exponential distribution with probability . Consequentlywith the binomial distribution count independent of the independent steps. Equality follows by multiplying the moment-generating functions. This is a negative-binomial sum of exponential claims.
When , the three values of giveThus the zero mass is , and the conditional positive probability density function isIts integral is . Equivalently the positive-component cumulative distribution function isso . For , .
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