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Meaning of kurtosis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/kəˈtəʊ.sɪs/

Definitions

  1. A measure of "heaviness of the tails" of a probability distribution, defined as the fourth cumulant divided by the square of the variance of the probability distribution.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Excess kurtosis: the difference between a given distribution's kurtosis and the kurtosis of a normal distribution.
    countable, uncountable

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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