If a distribution has "fat tails" it exhibits
A)positive skewness
B)negative skewness
C)a kurtosis of zero
D)kurtosis
E)A and D

Name: If a distribution has "fat tails" it exhibits A)positive skewness B)negative skewness C)a kurtosis of zero D)kurtosis E)A and D
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A distribution with "fat tails" has kurtosis, which is a measure of the degree of peakedness or flatness of a distribution. It does not necessarily indicate skewness (positive or negative). Therefore the correct answer is D for kurtosis.

If a Distribution Has "Fat Tails" It Exhibits