Tables are given of the expected value of 1/X, the expected value of 1/X 2, and the standard deviation of 1/X, where X is a variable following a negative binomial distribution whose zero class is ...

If expected value is negative, then this game is a net loser for me. Powerball and similar lotteries are a wonderful example of this kind of random process.

We consider the value of information when the decision-maker is averse to risk, and identify a bound on the maximal amount that the decision-maker is willing to pay to completely reduce uncertainty.