Kurtosis interpret

edgeon

Do you think we are going to have to calculate sample kurtosis or just have to interpret?

draz

Very unlikely to ask us to calculate.

MonkeyBusiness

I <3 Kurtosis

I do not heart calculating Kurtosis.

__________

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bapswarrior

LOS clearly states that you only have to interpret not calculate. If they (CFAI) stick to anything, then I would put my money on the LOS.

nitoha

So basically know about -3 excess kurtosis, maybe memorize the terms lepto, meso.. etc

ftwcfa

cfagoal2 Wrote:
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> So basically know about -3 excess kurtosis, maybe
> memorize the terms lepto, meso.. etc

You need to know these terms and also what is regarded as significant.
Same applies for skewness!

ramdabom

In the LOS says also "define", and I think it is essential to know the formula for skewness and kurtosis in order to be able to do that (you have to define sample skewness and sample kurtosis!)

Penny-wenny

They may ask you what it means if a distribution is leptokurtic or whatever, calculation is very very very unlikely.