One way would be estimate alpha using maximum likelihood (-nbreg-) and then
pass the estimated parameter to -glm-.
Scott
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> I want to estimate a negative binomial model using glm. This requires
> specifying family(nbinomial #k). What is the best way to choose a #k?
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