Prediction of Future Random Events with the Condensed Negative Binomial Distribution
研究了压缩负二项分布(CNBD)在预测消费者未来购买行为上的动态特性,包括购买间隔和跨期预测,并与常用负二项分布比较预测效果。
Abstract The condensed negative binomial distribution (CNBD) has been proposed as a stochastic model that is more appropriate for consumer purchasing behavior than is the common negative binomial distribution. Since this model was motivated previously and shown to fit single-period purchasing data, the focus here turns to the dynamics of the process, as reflected in the aggregate characteristics of interpurchase times and period-to-period predictions. The theoretical results are useful for comparing the predictive effectiveness of the CNBD with the commonly used negative binomial distribution.