Laplace distribution vs Gaussian distribution error
crbates opened this issue · comments
In section 1.4 it says:
"It is also called the Gaussian distribution (named for mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss) or, if you are French, the Laplacian distribution (named for Pierre-Simon Laplace). "
The Laplace distribution is not the same as a Gaussian distribution even in french http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loi_de_Laplace_(probabilit%C3%A9s). The laplace distribution is a double exponential which is distinctly different from a Gaussian.
This error has been corrected in the new repo: nature-of-code/noc-book@9b465a6