Name

SKEW

Synopsis

Use SKEW to determine the degree of asymmetry for a series of numeric values. If the value returned by the function is positive, it indicates that the distribution of values has an asymmetric tail extending toward more positive values. If the value returned is negative, the distribution has an asymmetric tail extending toward more negative values.

To Calculate

=SKEW(Number1, Number2, ...)

There must be at least one Number argument specified for this function.

Example

Figure 15-41 illustrates how SKEW is used to determine the asymmetry of a list of numeric values.

Use SKEW to determine the asymmetry of a list of numeric values

Figure 15-41. Use SKEW to determine the asymmetry of a list of numeric values

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