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Various techniques for constructing discrete bivariate distributions are scattered in the literature. We review these methods of construction and group them into some loosely defined clusters.
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Lai, C.D. (2006). Constructions of Discrete Bivariate Distributions. In: Balakrishnan, N., Sarabia, J.M., Castillo, E. (eds) Advances in Distribution Theory, Order Statistics, and Inference. Statistics for Industry and Technology. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-8176-4487-3_3
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