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Platykurtic (English)

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Definition (undergraduate level)

A frequency function with coefficient of kurtosis less than zero is said to be platykurtic. It is less peaked about its mean than the normal distribution.

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Relations

broader:: (en) Property of function or process
references:: (en) Kurtosis
see also:: (en) Leptokurtic; (en) Mesokurtic

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