A term used to characterize the relative flatness or peakedness of a distribution of variable values is
A)skewness
B)kurtosis
C)semi-inter-quartile range
D)dispersion

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Kurtosis is a term used to characterize the relative flatness or peakedness of a distribution of variable values. A high kurtosis indicates a distribution with a sharp peak and heavy tails, while a low kurtosis indicates a flatter distribution with lighter tails.

A Term Used to Characterize the Relative Flatness or Peakedness