statsmodels.emplike.descriptive.DescStatUV.test_kurt¶

DescStatUV.test_kurt(kurt0, return_weights=False)[source]¶

Returns -2 x log-likelihood and the p-value for the hypothesized kurtosis.

Parameters:¶

kurt0float

Kurtosis value to be tested

return_weightsbool

If True, function also returns the weights that maximize the likelihood ratio. Default is False.

Returns:¶

test_resultstuple

The log-likelihood ratio and p-value of kurt0