Generic Discrete Distribution.Kurtosis Property
Gets the kurtosis of the distribution.
Definition
Namespace: Numerics.NET.Statistics.Distributions
Assembly: Numerics.NET (in Numerics.NET.dll) Version: 9.0.4
C#
The kurtosis of the distribution.
Assembly: Numerics.NET (in Numerics.NET.dll) Version: 9.0.4
public override double Kurtosis { get; }
Property Value
DoubleThe kurtosis of the distribution.
Remarks
The kurtosis of a distribution is a number that indicates the sharpness of a peek in the distribution relative to the normal distribution. Positive values. indicate a sharp peak. Negative values indicate a less pronounced peak, or even a valley.
Technically, this property returns the kurtosis excess, which is the 'true' kurtosis minus 3, which is the kurtosis of the normal distribution.