Which of the following best describes a distribution with a few observations that cause skew in both the positive and negative directions, and a concentration of the majority of observations about the average? A distribution with high kurtosis A leptokurtic distribution A platykurtic distribution A bimodal distribution
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This means it has more extreme values, which can cause skewness in both positive and negative directions. A leptokurtic distribution is a type of distribution with high kurtosis, meaning it also has more extreme values and can cause skewness in both Show more…
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