kurtosis
Chinese equivalent: 峰度
kurtosis A measure of the 'tailedness' or sharpness of the peak of a probability distribution; the normal distribution typically has a kurtosis of 3.
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kurtosis A measure of the 'tailedness' or sharpness of the peak of a probability distribution; the normal distribution typically has a kurtosis of 3.
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Normal Distribution
Normal Distribution 1. Core Concepts and Graph Features The Normal Distribution (or Gaussian Distribution) is the most important continuous distribution. Its probability density curve is Bell - shaped. It is denoted as X ≈ N(μ, σ²). Mean ( μ ): Determines the central location of …
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