2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/130793In this paper we discuss the basic properties of a discrete distribution introduced by Harris in 1948 and obtain a characterization of it. The divisibility properties of the distribution are also studied. We derive the moment and maximum likelihood estimators for both the parameters and verify them by simulated observations.18 pages, submittedStatistics TheoryProbability60E05, 60E07, 60F05, 62E10, 62H12text