On the Product and Ratio of Pearson Type VII and Laplace Random Variables
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The distributions of the product |XY| and the ratio |X/Y| are derived when X and Y are Pearson type VII and Laplace random variables distributed independently of each other. Extensive tabulations of the associated percentage points are also given.References
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