Abstract
In this article, basic mathematical computations are used to determine the least upper bound on the relative error between the negative binomial cumulative distribution function with parameters n and p and the Poisson cumulative distribution function with mean λ =nq = n(1 − p). Following this bound, it is indicated that the negative binomial cumulative distribution function can be properly approximated by the Poisson cumulative distribution function whenever q is sufficiently small. Five numerical examples are presented to illustrate the obtained result.
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