skewness

[skyoo-nis]

skew·ness

[skyoo-nis]
noun Statistics.
1.
asymmetry in a frequency distribution.
2.
a measure of such asymmetry.

Origin:
1890–95; skew + -ness
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skewness (ˈskjuːnɪs)
 
n
1.  the quality or condition of being skew
2.  statistics See kurtosis a measure of the symmetry of a distribution around its mean, esp the statistic B1 = m3/(m2)3/2, where m2 and m3 are respectively the second and third moments of the distribution around the mean. In a normal distribution, B1 = 0

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