Table 1: 1992 Agricultural sales range, median, and sample distribution moments
for cohorts
Cohort |
Range |
Median ($1,000) |
Mean ($1,000) |
Standard |
Skewness Coefficient |
Kurtosis Coefficient |
Л |
<37∏ |
^25 |
^24 |
10 |
-0.32 |
1.32 |
"2 |
37-58 |
“48 |
18 |
1 |
-0.04 |
0.98 |
58-76 |
“67 |
IT |
"6 |
-0.02 |
1.07 | |
76-94 |
"85 |
"85 |
"6 |
0.00 |
1.04 | |
^5 |
94-114 |
104 |
104 |
"6 |
0.04 |
1.22 |
"6 |
114-136 |
124 |
125 |
1 |
0.05 |
1.26 |
7∏ |
136-169 |
151 |
152 |
10 |
0.14 |
1.40 |
^8 |
169-221 |
192 |
193 |
15 |
0.17 |
IH |
"9 |
221-330 |
“262 |
167 |
H |
0.37 |
1.97 |
10 |
> 330 |
190 |
^777 |
"940 |
9.05 |
169.07 |
a Sample size: 73,406. Data source: Agricultural Census, (USDA, 1992)
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