Practice mode Measures Of Dispersion

The degree of ____ of a distribution, measured relative to the normal distribution, is known as kurtosis. Which word fills the blank?

Correct answer A. Flatness

Explanation

Kurtosis describes the flatness or peakedness of a distribution compared with the normal curve, which has β₂ = 3.

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