The Laplace Distribution and Generalizations A Revisit with Applications to Communications, Economics, Engineering, and Finance

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)