Contents Variance under normality Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about a platykurtic distribution Definitions Kurtosis: Definition, Leptokurtic, Platykurtic Types of Kurtosis The standard normal distribution has a kurtosis of 3, so if your values are close to that then your graph’s tails are nearly normal. Now that we have a way to calculate kurtosis, we can compare the values obtained rather than shapes. The normal distribution is found to have a kurtosis of three. Where the
