Linear Kurtosis (LKurt)

Calculates the LKurtosis from a sample of data

Usage

LKurt(x)

Arguments

x

a numeric vector. The sample of interest

Value

Numeric. The LSkew of a sample.

Details

LKurtosis calculated according to methods outlined by Hosking & Wallis (1997): Regional Frequency Analysis and approach based on LMoments. Also in the Flood Estimation Handbook (1999), volume 3.

Author

Anthony Hammond

Examples

# Get an AMAX sample and calculate the L-moments
am_27051 <- GetAM(27051)
LKurt(am_27051$Flow)
#> [1] 0.08852002