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Pearson Kurtosis

Let $\mu_4$ be the fourth Moment of a Distribution and $\sigma$ its Variance. Then the Pearson kurtosis is defined by

\begin{displaymath}
\beta_2 \equiv {\mu_4\over\sigma^4}.
\end{displaymath}

See also Fisher Kurtosis, Kurtosis




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1999-05-26