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MeasuresKurtosis Method (Double, Double, Boolean)

Computes the Kurtosis for the given values.

Namespace:  Accord.Statistics
Assembly:  Accord.Math (in Accord.Math.dll) Version: 3.8.0
Syntax
public static double Kurtosis(
	this double[] values,
	double mean,
	bool unbiased = true
)
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Parameters

values
Type: SystemDouble
A number array containing the vector values.
mean
Type: SystemDouble
The values' mean, if already known.
unbiased (Optional)
Type: SystemBoolean
True to compute the unbiased estimate of the population kurtosis, false otherwise. Default is true (compute the unbiased estimator).

Return Value

Type: Double
The kurtosis of the given data.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type . When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
Remarks
The framework uses the same definition used by default in SAS and SPSS.
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