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skewness
[ skyoo-nis ]
noun
, Statistics.
- asymmetry in a frequency distribution.
- a measure of such asymmetry.
ˈskewness
/ ˈskjuːnɪs /
noun
- the quality or condition of being skew
- See kurtosisstatistics 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 See kurtosis
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In the distribution of the totals for ages, the mode appears plainly at 16, but with an evident skewness toward the upper ages.
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