The degree of peakedness is called__________________?
Correct answer: D. Kurtosis
- A. Dispersion
- B. Skewness
- C. Symmetry
- D. Kurtosis
Explanation
Kurtosis measures the degree of peakedness or flatness of a distribution. Skewness instead measures asymmetry around the centre.
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