New moment formulas for moments and characteristic function of the
geometric distribution in terms of Apostol-Bernoulli polynomials and
numbers
Abstract
Although it is very easy to calculate the 1st moment and 2nd moment
values of the geometric distribution with the methods available in
existing books and other articles, it is quite difficult to calculate
moment values larger than the 3rd order. Because in order to find these
moment values, many higher order derivatives of the geometric series and
convergence properties of the series are needed. The aim of this article
is to find new formulas for characteristic function of the geometric
random variable (with parameter p) in terms of the Apostol-Bernoulli
polynomials and numbers, and the Stirling numbers. This characteristic
function characterizes the geometric distribution. Using the Euler’s
identity, we give relations among theis characteristic function, the
Apostol-Bernoulli polynomials and numbers, and also trigonometric
functions including sin w and cos w . A relations between the
characteristic function and the moment generating function is also
given. By using these relations, we derive new moments formulas in terms
of the Apostol-Bernoulli polynomials and numbers. Moreover, we give some
applications of our new formulas.