Which Is True of the Kurtosis of a Distribution

question 142

Multiple Choice

Which is true of the kurtosis of a distribution?

• A)A distribution that is flatter than a normal distribution (i.e., thicker tails) is mesokurtic.
• B)A distribution that is more peaked than a normal distribution (i.e., thinner tails) is platykurtic.
• C)It is risky to assess kurtosis if the sample size is less than 50.
• D)The expected range of the kurtosis coefficient increases as n increases.

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