Wrapped Skew Laplace Distribution on Integers:A New Probability Model for Circular Data

K Jayakumar, Sophy Jacob

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DOI: 10.4236/ojs.2012.21011                

Abstract

In this paper we propose a new family of circular distributions, obtained by wrapping discrete skew Laplace distribution on Z = 0, ±1, ±2, around a unit circle. In contrast with many wrapped distributions, here closed form expressions exist for the probability density function, the distribution function and the characteristic function. The properties of this new family of distribution are studied.

Keywords

Circular Distributions; Trigonometric Moments; Wrapped Laplace Distribution

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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