If Excel's sample kurtosis coefficient is negative, we conclude that
A)the population is platykurtic, as long as the sample size is small.
B)the population is leptokurtic, as long as the sample size is large.
C)the coefficient is within the range of chance for a symmetric population.
D)we should consult a table of percentiles that takes sample size into consideration.

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The sample kurtosis coefficient is an unbiased estimator of the population kurtosis coefficient. If the sample kurtosis coefficient is negative, we can conclude that the population is platykurtic, as long as the sample size is large enough.

If Excel's Sample Kurtosis Coefficient Is Negative, We Conclude That