KAPLANSKY: Stata module to graph examples of distributions of varying kurtosis

Nicholas Cox

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: kaplansky graphs some examples of distributions with various values of kurtosis discussed by Kaplansky in 1945. The intent is cautionary: values of kurtosis higher and lower than the Gaussian or normal value are consistent with various peak and tail properties.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 8
Keywords: kurtosis; tail weight; distributions; graphs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-05-27
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install kaplansky". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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