Definition of mesokurtic in English:
mesokurtic
adjective ˌmiːsəʊˈkəːtɪkˌmiːzəʊˈkəːtɪkˌmɛsəʊˈkəːtɪkˌmɛzəʊˈkəːtɪk
Statistics (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation) having the same kurtosis as the normal distribution.
Compare with leptokurtic, platykurtic
Example sentencesExamples
- Values of 2 standard errors of kurtosis or more (regardless of sign) probably differ from mesokurtic to a significant degree.
- More descriptively, platykurtic curves tend to be elongated and flat, leptokurtic appear taller and narrow, and mesokurtic curves tend to be bell-shaped like the normal curve.
- Using the formula provided in many other textbooks mesokurtic data will return a kurtosis of 3.0
- If more flat-topped I term them platykurtic, if less flat-topped leptokurtic, and if equally flat-topped mesokurtic’.
- The mesokurtic distribution for Section C falls in-between these two extremes, showing both a moderate tendency to cluster and a moderate tendency to disperse.
Derivatives
noun ˌmɛzəʊkəˈtəʊsɪs
Statistics
Origin
Early 20th century: from meso- 'middle' + Greek kurtos 'bulging' + -ic.