This video discusses the concept of the normal distribution, and provides strategies for evaluation of data (using SPSS) for normality (versus non-normality). Included in the presentation is a discussion of two different conceptions of kurtosis based on DeCarlo (1997) and Westfall (2014). A copy of the Powerpoint can be downloaded here (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SbEWkagZjC5PwZRqGfdxy--AaqkeETh4) and a copy of the data can be downloaded here (https://drive.google.com/open?id=137_nCyppUM7QPA4Qf3lhZAI2ska6uSr9).