Fat Tailed Distributions in Catastrophe Prediction
Other Computer Science
2011-11-09 v1
Authors:
Louis Mello
Abstract
This paper discusses the use of fat-tailed distributions in catastrophe prediction as opposed to the more common use of the Normal Distribution.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cs/0512022,
title = {Fat Tailed Distributions in Catastrophe Prediction},
author = {Louis Mello},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cs/0512022},
year = {2011}
}
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