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QuartileSkewness
QuartileSkewness
[
list
]
gives the coefficient of quartile skewness for the elements in
list
.
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With
{
q
1
,
q
2
,
q
3
}=
Quartiles
[
list
]
,
QuartileSkewness
[
list
]
is equivalent to
.
A positive value of quartile skewness indicates the median is closer to the lower quartile
than the upper quartile
.
A negative value of quartile skewness indicates the median is closer to the upper quartile.
QuartileSkewness
works with
SparseArray
objects.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(1)
Quartile skewness for a list of exact numbers:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Scope
(4)
Generalizations & Extensions
(1)
Applications
(1)
Properties & Relations
(3)
Possible Issues
(1)
SEE ALSO
Quartiles
InterquartileRange
QuartileDeviation
Quantile
Skewness
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Descriptive Statistics
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Descriptive Statistics
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.
than the upper quartile 
.
EXAMPLES
Basic Examples 
Scope 