KURT (First, Other...) KURT (First; Other...)
First
The first number or array of numbers.
Other
Additional numbers or arrays of numbers.
Returns
Number Number
A measure of how peaked or flat a distribution is.
Returns the excess kurtosis of the given values. A positive value indicates a distribution with heavier tails than a normal distribution (leptokurtic), while a negative value indicates lighter tails (platykurtic). Use SKEW to determine how skewed a distribution is.
Example
KURT (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9)
KURT (1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 9)
Returns roughly 1.6687, indicating that this distribution has heavier tails than a normal distribution, largely due to the outlier value 9.