[HN Gopher] The difference between leptokurtic and platykurtic (...
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       The difference between leptokurtic and platykurtic (2014)
        
       Author : jjgreen
       Score  : 10 points
       Date   : 2024-04-10 11:13 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | antognini wrote:
       | For anyone interested, the figure at the bottom of the platypus
       | and kangaroos is from M.G. Bulmer's book Principles of
       | Statistics.
        
       | parpfish wrote:
       | one problem with kurtosis descriptions is getting people to
       | develop an intuition how "sharp peaks" are different from "low
       | standard deviation"
        
       | jakderrida wrote:
       | platy = platypus = flatypus
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       | lepto = lept = leaping
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       | Although, leptos actually comes more from "leptos", which I think
       | means thin or petite in Greek. The word "leap" is actually from
       | German roots and "flatypus" is not a real word at all.
        
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