If a distribution is less peaked than another,it is said to be more _____;if it is more peaked than another,it is said to be more_____.
A)skewed;variable
B)leptokurtic;variable
C)platykurtic;leptokurtic
D)leptokurtic;platykurtic

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Skewness refers to the degree of asymmetry in a distribution, whereas kurtosis measures the peakedness of a distribution.
If a distribution is less peaked or flatter than another, it is said to be platykurtic. Hence, Option C is correct. 
If it is more peaked or more tightly clustered around the mean, then it is called leptokurtic, whereas if it is less tightly clustered, it is called platykurtic. Therefore, Option D could be incorrect because it has reversed the terms.

If a Distribution Is Less Peaked Than Another,it Is Said