SCENARIO 3-7 in a Recent Academic Year, Many Public Universities in the in the United

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SCENARIO 3-7
In a recent academic year, many public universities in the United States raised tuition and fees due to
a decrease in state subsidies. The change in the cost of tuition, a shared dormitory room, and the most
popular meal plan from the previous academic year for a sample of 10 public universities were as
follows: $1,589, $593, $1,223, $869, $423, $1,720, $708, $1425, $922 and $308.
-Referring to Scenario 3-7, is the change in the cost lepokurtic or platykurtic?

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure of the dispersion or variability of a set of data points or investment returns, indicating the degree of risk involved.

Covariance

A metric that quantifies the extent to which two variables change in correspondence with each other.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two variables change together, showing how one variable's movement is related to another's.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measurement that illustrates how spread out the values of a data set are around the mean, indicating the variability or volatility.