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A statistical measure of the shape of a frequency distribution, in relation to a comparable normal distribution.   
A statistical measure of the shape of a frequency distribution, in relation to a comparable normal distribution.  
   
Kurtosis measures the relative degree of clustering of observations in the tails of the distribution and around its mean.
Kurtosis measures the relative degree of clustering of observations in the tails of the distribution and around its mean.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Skewed distribution]]
* [[Skewed distribution]]
* [[Skewness]]
* [[Skewness]]

Revision as of 13:39, 22 August 2013

A statistical measure of the shape of a frequency distribution, in relation to a comparable normal distribution.

Kurtosis measures the relative degree of clustering of observations in the tails of the distribution and around its mean.


See also