The Laplace Distribution and Generalizations: A Revisit with Applications to Communications, Economics, Engineering, and Finance (Progress in Mathematics) - Hardcover

Kotz, Samuel; Kozubowski, Tomasz; Podgorski, Krzystof

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0817641661 ISBN 13: 9780817641665

Publisher: Birkhäuser, 2001

Synopsis

This book describes the inferential and modeling advantages that this distribution, together with its generalizations and modifications, offers. The exposition systematically unfolds with many examples, tables, illustrations, and exercises. A comprehensive index and extensive bibliography also make this book an ideal text for a senior undergraduate and graduate seminar on statistical distributions, or for a short half-term academic course in statistics, applied probability, and finance.

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From the reviews:

“This book will be useful for those who are interested in tractable models which allow one to go beyond the normal distribution.” (ISI SHORT BOOK REVIEWS)

“ A useful source of information for research in applied and theoretical statistics. No doubt, this volume will become a necessary part of any mathematical and statistical library as well as of a number of technical libraries.”(MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS)

“This book is devoted to presenting properties, generalizations and applications of the Laplace distribution ... This distribution is a natural and sometimes superior alternative to the normal distribution ... The rich set of exercises is an integral part of the discussion.”(ZENTRALBLATT MATH)

About this edition

• Publisher: Birkhäuser
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0817641661
• ISBN 13: 9780817641665
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 367