In working in a probability application, I came upon a discrete random variable with support on $\mathbb N$ having p.m.f. $$\mathbb P(X=n)=\frac1n\binom{2(n-1)}{n-1}(1-p)^{n-1}p^n.$$ Here $p\in(0,1)$. I was wondering if this belongs to some parametric family, and if so, what is the name for that family?
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2This issue involving Catalan numbers is well treated here. See here as well – Jean Marie Mar 08 '23 at 14:34
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Thank you, those references are helpful! – Václav Mordvinov Mar 09 '23 at 10:13
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Some people call it Sibuya distribution.
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1This is thin enough at the moment that it could probably be a comment. It would be helpful to provide a source for this terminology. – Semiclassical Mar 08 '23 at 21:45
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I cannot find a Sibuya or Sibuya like distribution in the literature that seems to have the form as in my question. Do you have any reference? – Václav Mordvinov Mar 09 '23 at 09:26
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Indeed, in this document by Sibuya himself, I don't find anything that is like the distribution in question. – Jean Marie Mar 09 '23 at 16:28