kurtosis
noun
kur·to·sis
(ˌ)kər-ˈtō-səs 
: the peakedness or flatness of the graph of a frequency distribution especially with respect to the concentration of values near the mean as compared with the normal distribution
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For a coin toss with probability of success p, the skewness and kurtosis both go to infinity when the probability of success is very low.
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Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Kurtosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kurtosis. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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