Kurtosis as Peakedness, 1905–2014.R.I.P.

DOI10.1080/00031305.2014.917055OpenAlexW1966994480WikidataQ28650252 ScholiaQ28650252MaRDI QIDQ5877666

Peter H. Westfall

Publication date: 15 February 2023

Published in: The American Statistician (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00031305.2014.917055

zbMATH Keywords

inequalityfourth momentleptokurticmesokurticplatykurtic

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistics (62-XX)

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Uses Software

• MersenneTwister

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