On characterizing the Pólya distribution
Héctor Manuel Ramos Romero, David Almorza Gomar, Juan A. García–Ramos · ESAIM Probability and Statistics · 2002
In this paper two characterizations of the Pólya distribution are obtained when its contagion parameter is negative. One of them is based on mixtures and the other one is obtained by characterizing a subfamily of the discrete Pearson system.