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skewness

American  
[skyoo-nis] / ˈskyu nɪs /

noun

Statistics.

  1. asymmetry in a frequency distribution.

  2. a measure of such asymmetry.

skewness British  
/ ˈskjuːnɪs /

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being skew

  2. statistics 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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Etymology

Origin of skewness

First recorded in 1890–95; skew + -ness

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Skewness and symmetry become important when we discuss probability distributions in later chapters.

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