Kurtosis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015201",
  "term": "Kurtosis",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A term used to describe a curve indicating that it is more peaked than the normal curve.\n\n2. The measure of peakedness of a distribution. A uniform distribution has a lower kurtosis than a peaked distribution such as the normal and lognormal distribution. Kurtosis is referred to as the 4th central moment of a distribution.",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Program Evaluation Glossary",
    "EPA Definitions of Terms Relevant to PRA and References for Further Reading at http://www.epa.gov/oswer/riskassessment/rags3adt/pdf/appendixe.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/kurtosis/"
}