2. Kurtosis
Kurtosis represents the attribute of flatness
Or peakedness of a distribution
Scores are fairly
evenly spread out.
Scores cluster around
a particular point
Leptokurtic or Platokurtic
4. Leptokurtic Distributions
In a peaked (leptokurtic) distribution there are
many scores close to the mean with few scores
outlying symmetrically on both sides of the
central tendency.
Leptokurtic or Platokurtic
5. Leptokurtic Distributions
In a peaked (leptokurtic) distribution there are
many scores close to the mean with few scores
outlying symmetrically on both sides of the
central tendency.
Leptokurtic or Platokurtic
6. Leptokurtic Distributions
In a peaked (leptokurtic) distribution there are
many scores close to the mean with few scores
outlying symmetrically on both sides of the
central tendency.
Leptokurtic or Platokurtic
8. Platokurtic Distributions
In a flat (platokurtic) distribution the scores are
observed rather evenly across all score options.
Leptokurtic or Platokurtic
9. Platokurtic Distributions
In a flat (platokurtic) distribution the scores are
observed rather evenly across all score options.
Leptokurtic or Platokurtic