Asked by Makayla Chairez on May 23, 2024
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What is the term associated with how flat or peaked a distribution appears?
A) ogive
B) skewness
C) kurtosis
D) variability
Kurtosis
A statistical measure that describes the shape of a distribution's tails in comparison to a normal distribution.
Distribution
The way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area, often referring to the statistical spread of values in a dataset.
- Comprehend and calculate the shape metrics of a distribution, encompassing kurtosis.
Verified Answer
BD
Brandon DicosimoMay 29, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Kurtosis is the term associated with how flat or peaked a distribution appears. Skewness is related to the symmetry of the distribution and variability refers to the spread or dispersion of the data. Ogive is a graph used to represent a cumulative frequency distribution.
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend and calculate the shape metrics of a distribution, encompassing kurtosis.