Karl Pearson and the origin of kurtosis

DOI10.1111/J.1751-5823.2009.00076.XMaRDI QIDQ6573829zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Anna Maria Fiori, Michele Zenga

Publication date 17 July 2024

Published in International Statistical Review (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

excessflat-toppednessPearson systemstandard fourth momenttailedness

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Multivariate analysis (62Hxx) Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies (01A70) Genetics and population dynamics (92Dxx) Statistical distribution theory (62Exx)

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