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# NTPOISSONKURT

Returns kurtosis of a specified Poisson distribution.

## Syntax

NTPOISSONKURT(

• Mean

)

#### Parameters

• Mean is the arithmetic mean of the distribution (Positive value).

## Remarks

The kurtosis of the distribution is given as:

$\frac{1}{\textit{Mean}}$

## Example

• The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet
How to copy an example
1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
2. Select the example in the Help topic.

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Selecting an example from Help

3. Press CTRL+C.
4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
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Data Description
8 Arithmetic mean of the distribution
Formula Description (Result)
=NTPOISSONKURT(A2) Kurtosis of the distribuion for the terms above

## See also

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