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Leptokurtic vs. Platykurtic — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Leptokurtic and Platykurtic

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Leptokurtic

(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.

Platykurtic

(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.

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