[R] How about a mascot for R?

[Andrew Robinson]

My handy copy of the Oxford English Dictionary attributes the
association that you quote, including the reference to lepping, to
Yule and Kendall 1937, p. 165.  The entry is under "platykurtic".

Andrew

> Ted Harding wrote:
> >
> >But what appeals to me about this suggestion is that it made
> >me recall "cartoon" drawings I saw many years ago, illustrating
> >"leptokurtic" and "platykurtic".
> >
> >The "platykurtic" was a profile drawing of a platypus,
> >illustrating the flat-topped profile of such a distribution.
> >
> >The "leptokurtic" showed two kanagaroos in profile, upright,
> >face-to-face, with tails outstretched on the ground behind them.
> >The envelope of this drawing illustrated the high peak and the
> >long tails. (And of course they are good "leppers").
> >
> >Can anyone remember where this appeared?
> >
> >Perhaps these would be really appropriate mascots!
> >
> >(And if we call the kangaroo "R.oo", what shall we call the
> >platypus? Perhaps our cobbers in Oz can give us a hint.)
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Ted.
> >
> >
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