skewness

  

Definition

Degree to which a statistical distribution is not in balance around the mean (is asymmetrical or lopsided), a perfectly symmetrical distribution having a value of 0. Distributions with extreme values (outliners) above the mean have positive skew, and the distributions with outliners below the mean have negative skew.

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