In probability and statistics, a natural exponential family (NEF) is a class of probability distributions that is a special case of an exponential family (EF). Every distribution possessing a moment-generating function is a member of a natural exponential family, and the use of such distributions simplifies the theory and computation of generalized linear models.
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