The purpose of Symmetric Pareto distribution and Zero Symmetric Pareto distribution is to capture some special statistical distribution with a sharp probability peak and symmetric long probability tails. These two distributions are derived from Pareto distribution. Long probability tail normally means that probability decays slowly. Pareto distribution performs fitting job in many cases. But if the distribution has symmetric structure with two slow decaying tails, Pareto could not do it. Then Symmetric Pareto or Zero Symmetric Pareto distribution is applied instead.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Huang|first=Xiao-dong|date=2004|title=A Multiscale Model for MPEG-4 Varied Bit Rate Video Traffic|journal=IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting|volume=50|issue=3|pages=323–334|doi=10.1109/TBC.2004.834013}}</ref> | The purpose of Symmetric Pareto distribution and Zero Symmetric Pareto distribution is to capture some special statistical distribution with a sharp probability peak and symmetric long probability tails. These two distributions are derived from Pareto distribution. Long probability tail normally means that probability decays slowly. Pareto distribution performs fitting job in many cases. But if the distribution has symmetric structure with two slow decaying tails, Pareto could not do it. Then Symmetric Pareto or Zero Symmetric Pareto distribution is applied instead.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Huang|first=Xiao-dong|date=2004|title=A Multiscale Model for MPEG-4 Varied Bit Rate Video Traffic|journal=IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting|volume=50|issue=3|pages=323–334|doi=10.1109/TBC.2004.834013}}</ref> |