skewed
distorted or biased; giving an unfair or misleading view of something:After the global financial crisis, he came to realize that traditional economic models offer very skewed representations of actual economic reality.
having an oblique or slanting direction or position; shaped, cut, or placed on a slant:When mounting a streetlight pole, orientation of the anchor bolts is important so that the pole base is not skewed in relation to the centerline of the roadway.
deliberately slanted so as to conform to a specific concept or attitude, cater to the interests of a particular group, etc. (sometimes used in combination):The network has launched a new youth-skewed telenovela that has been averaging around 28 million viewers in Brazil.His world view is skewed to the concept that the strong exist to dominate the weak, so he judges people by their direct worth to him.
Statistics. (of a distribution) having a disproportionate number of data points above or below the mean:There is a very skewed distribution of income, with the top 20 percent of the population earning 20 times what is earned by the poorest 20 percent.
the simple past tense and past participle of skew.
Origin of skewed
1Other words from skewed
- un·skewed, adjective
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How to use skewed in a sentence
In contrast, the right-leaning audience watches lots of cable news because it skews older.
My two days watching Newsmax, the network waging war on Fox News from the right | Emily VanDerWerff | November 12, 2020 | VoxSure enough, the team’s analysis had not properly accounted for dust in space that skewed the data.
It's also important to note that Apple is reportedly working on an updated model that could release next year and skew closer to the company's AirPods Pro.
Apple’s AirPods are on sale for a new low price of $99 today | Ars Staff | November 5, 2020 | Ars TechnicaThousands more ballots were still uncounted in Henrico, officials said — but absentee ballots have skewed heavily Democratic, and Spanberger has strong support in that part of the district.
Spanberger declares victory over Freitas in Virginia as more absentee ballots are tallied | Meagan Flynn | November 5, 2020 | Washington PostCounting of same-day voting, which is expected to skew Republican, will take longer, and the state has up to nine days to count mail-in ballots sent before Election Day.
When will the remaining battleground states report their results? | Claire Zillman, reporter | November 4, 2020 | Fortune
Walking through the center of town near Dunne Park offers keen observers a hidden funfair of skewed geometry.
The result, say critics such as Banzhaf, has been a process egregiously skewed against the accused.
How this leads to dysfunction, racial tension, and a skewed justice system.
On the summer programming spectrum, it skewed more towards “just plain silly,” sans the “but still curious” modifier.
WGN’s ‘Manhattan’ Is Summer’s Best New Show. But Will Anyone Watch? | Kevin Fallon | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs we saw in the last presidential election, skewed polls can make people make big mistakes.
Of Course Facebook Wants to Control Your Feelings | Richard Wheeler | July 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven the line he had made in the dust waggled, and was skewed and crooked like the trail of a blind worm.
Back Home | Irvin S. CobbHe was leadin', but skewed around in his saddle to jaw back at Willomene for riding so ignorant.
The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories | Owen WisterBut, as the Prophet saith; Let favour be skewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness.
The Life and Death of Mr Badman | John BunyanI skewed the cross to a jeweller, who valued it at sixty-five Louis.
The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, Complete | Madame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess LamballeJudges are identified politically and their decisions are often skewed.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin
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