Kurtosis refers to how sharply peaked a distribution is. A value for kurtosis is included with the graphical summary:

·    Values close to 0 indicate normally peaked data.

·    Negative values indicate a distribution that is flatter than normal.

·    Positive values indicate a distribution with a sharper than normal peak.

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This distribution is flatter than normal and has a kurtosis value of -1.253.

This distribution is more sharply peaked than normal and has a kurtosis value of 3.804.

 

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