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  // ************************************************************************* //
  //                            avtKurtosisQuery.h                             //
  // ************************************************************************* //
  
  #ifndef AVT_KURTOSIS_QUERY_H
  #define AVT_KURTOSIS_QUERY_H
  
  #include <query_exports.h>
  
  #include <avtCurveQuery.h>
  
  #include <string>
  
  // ****************************************************************************
  //  Class: avtKurtosisQuery
  //
  //  Purpose:
  //    A query that calculates the kurtosis of a distribution.
  //
  //    Kurtosis measures whether a distribution is peaked or flat when 
  //    compared to a normal distribution.
  //
  //    More information about kurtosis can be found at:
  //    http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Kurtosis.html
  //
  //  Programmer: Hank Childs
  //  Creation:   August 5, 2005
  //
  // ****************************************************************************
  
  class QUERY_API avtKurtosisQuery : public avtCurveQuery
  {
    public:
                                avtKurtosisQuery();
      virtual                  ~avtKurtosisQuery();
  
      virtual const char       *GetType(void)  { return "avtKurtosisQuery"; };
      virtual const char       *GetDescription(void)
                                             { return "Calculating kurtosis."; };
  
    protected:
      virtual double            CurveQuery(int, const float *, const float *);
      virtual std::string       CreateMessage(double);
  };
  
  
  #endif
  
  
  