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QuartileSkewness

QuartileSkewness[list]
gives the coefficient of quartile skewness for the elements in list.
  • A positive value of quartile skewness indicates the median is closer to the lower quartile q_1 than the upper quartile q_3.
  • A negative value of quartile skewness indicates the median is closer to the upper quartile.
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