If you have a kurtosis value of zero, the shape of the distribution would be described as _________________.
A) platykurtic
B) leptokurtic
C) mesokurtic
D) skewed

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If the kurtosis value is zero, it means the distribution has the same amount of data in the tails as a normal distribution. This is called a mesokurtic distribution. Option A is incorrect because platykurtic distributions have less data in the tails than a normal distribution (which would result in a negative kurtosis value). Option B is incorrect because leptokurtic distributions have more data in the tails than a normal distribution (which would result in a positive kurtosis value). Option D is also incorrect because skewness is a separate characteristic of a distribution, referring to the asymmetry of the data, which is not directly related to kurtosis.

If You Have a Kurtosis Value of Zero, the Shape