GLM III: Negative Binomial Regression

We elucidate the potential of the class of GLMs which handles count data. The size of a galaxy’s globular cluster (GC) population (NGC) is a prolonged puzzle in the astronomical literature. It falls in the category of count data analysis, yet it is usually modelled as if it were a continuous response variable. We have developed a Bayesian negative binomial regression model to study the connection between NGC and the host galaxy properties.