GeometricDistribution.Kurtosis Property

Gets the kurtosis of the distribution.

Definition

Namespace: Numerics.NET.Statistics.Distributions
Assembly: Numerics.NET (in Numerics.NET.dll) Version: 9.0.2
C#
public override double Kurtosis { get; }

Property Value

Double
The 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.

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