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Skewness

Skewness[list]
gives the coefficient of skewness for the elements in list.
Skewness[dist]
gives the coefficient of skewness for the symbolic distribution dist.
  • Skewness measures the amount of asymmetry in list.
  • A positive skewness indicates a distribution with a long right tail. A negative skewness indicates a distribution with a long left tail.
  • Skewness handles both numerical and symbolic data.
  • Skewness[{{x1, y1, ...}, {x2, y2, ...}, ...}] gives {Skewness[{x1, x2, ...}], Skewness[{y1, y2, ...}], ...}.
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