Kurtosis calculation in Statistics Wizard

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upani
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Kurtosis calculation in Statistics Wizard

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Dear All,

How to interpret excess(Kurtosis) in Statistics wizard. Is it 3 + excess value ?

With regards,
Upananda
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TomDoan
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Re: Kurtosis calculation in Statistics Wizard

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upani wrote:Dear All,

How to interpret excess(Kurtosis) in Statistics wizard. Is it 3 + excess value ?

With regards,
Upananda
The statistic produced is the excess kurtosis which is the standardized fourth moment minus 3, so it has expected value zero for a Normal population. Mathematically and statistically, it's the more natural measure.
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