Coefficient of Kurtosis β2 = ____________, where μ2 and μ4 are the second and fourth moments about mean.

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Kurtosis measure the shape of distribution or in other word kurtosis measures the peakness of its frequency distribution

∴The measures of kurtosis is given by:

If the curve has much flatness then the normal curve is called a Leptokurtic curve

If the curve has lesser flatness than the normal curve then it is called a platykurtic curve

If the curve is equally flat as a normal curve then it is called a Mesokurtic curve

 

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