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describe_distribution(): How to omit Skewness and Kurtosis?

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Description

I can easily turn off IQR with describe_distribution(..., iqr = FALSE). So I would expect to turn off the skewness and kurtosis variables with e.g. describe_distribution(..., skewness = FALSE), but apparently cannot. Is this, or could it be, possible?

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Start with the describe_distribution() implementation and trace how the existing iqr = FALSE option omits a statistic. Determine how skewness and kurtosis could be independently disabled, then update the relevant tests or documentation so the completed behavior is verified.

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r
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data
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Feature
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