Definitions
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Kurtosis.
Kurtosis - as a noun
A measure of "heaviness of the tails" of a probability distribution, defined as the fourth cumulant divided by the square of the variance of the probability distribution.
Excess kurtosis: the difference between a given distribution's kurtosis and the kurtosis of a normal distribution.
Example Sentences
"The kurtosis of the data set indicates how much the distribution deviates from a normal distribution."
"The kurtosis value of this variable is 2.5."
"Positive kurtosis implies a heavier tail and sharper peak in the distribution."
"The leptokurtic distribution has a kurtosis greater than zero."
"The platykurtic distribution has a negative kurtosis value."
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