@article{10902/19193, year = {2020}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/19193}, abstract = {ABSTRACT: The computation and inversion of the binomial and negative binomial cumulative distribution functions play a key role in many applications. In this paper, we explain how methods used for the central beta distribution function (described in Gil, Segura, and Temme, [Numer. Algorithms, 74 (2017), pp. 77?91]) can be utilized to obtain asymptotic representations of these functions and also for their inversion. The performance of the asymptotic inversion methods is illustrated with numerical examples.}, organization = {Acknowledgments. The authors thank the anonymous referees for their constructive comments and suggestions. This work was supported by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain, projects MTM2015-67142-P (MINECO/FEDER, UE) and PGC2018-098279-B-I00 (MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE). NMT thanks CWI, Amsterdam, for scientific support.}, publisher = {Kent State University}, publisher = {Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis V.52 pp 270-280, 2020}, title = {Asymptotic inversion of the binomial and negative binomial cumulative distribution functions}, author = {Gil Gómez, Amparo and Segura Sala, José Javier and Temme, N. M.}, }