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RangeKurtosis - script and chart function

RangeKurtosis() returns the value that corresponds to the kurtosis of a range of numbers.

Syntax:  

RangeKurtosis(first_expr { ,Expression})

Return data type: numeric

Arguments:  

The argument expressions of this function may contain inter-record functions with a third optional parameter, which in themselves return a range of values.

Argument Description
first_expr The expression or field containing the data to be measured.
Expression Optional expressions or fields containing the range of data to be measured.

Limitations:  

If no numeric value is found, NULL is returned.

Examples and results:  

Examples Results
RangeKurtosis (1,2,4,7) Returns -0.28571428571429
RangeKurtosis (Above(Count(MyField),0,3))

Returns a sliding kurtosis of the result of the inner count(MyField) expression calculated on the current row and two rows above the current row.

Data used in examples:

RangeTab:

LOAD * INLINE [

MyField

10

2

8

18

5

9

] (delimiter is '|');

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