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Leptokurtic Distribution - A leptokurtic distribution is symmetrical in shape, similar to a normal distribution, but the center peak is much higher; that is, there is a higher frequency of values near the mean. In addition, a leptokurtic distribution has a higher frequency of data. If you move scores from shoulders of a distribution into the center and tails of a distribution, the result is a peaked distribution with thick tails.
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