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Like the baseline beta-binomial distribution, the proposed distribution performs well in modeling overdispersed binomial data. Structural properties of the new distribution are studied. Raw moments are derived, which are used to describe the dispersion behavior relative to the mean and the skewness behavior. Parameter estimation is carried out using the maximum likelihood method. A simulation study is conducted in order to illustrate the behavior of the estimators. 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