If a Distribution Has "Fat Tails," It Exhibits

question 60

Multiple Choice

If a distribution has "fat tails," it exhibits

• A)positive skewness.
• B)negative skewness.
• C)a kurtosis of zero.
• D)kurtosis.

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Definitions:

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