Kurtosis: a forgotten moment

• Lynn G. McAlevey ^[1] ; Alan F. Stent ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Otago

     University of Otago

     Nueva Zelanda

     
  2. [2] University of Canterbury

     University of Canterbury

     Nueva Zelanda

     
• Localización: International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, ISSN 0020-739X, Vol. 49, Nº. 1, 2018, págs. 120-130
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The treatment of kurtosis in textbooks is both sparse and contradictory with applications rarely discussed. To address this, an easily understood definition of kurtosis is introduced and important applications are demonstrated. Two different approaches to teaching kurtosis are presented based on a financial application.