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SKEW

Description

Returns the skewness of the distribution of a random variable. Skewness indicates the degree of asymmetry of the distribution of the variable around the mean. Positive skewness indicates a distribution with an asymmetric side that is skewed toward more positive values. Negative skewness indicates a distribution with an asymmetric side that is skewed toward more negative values.

Examples

SKEW(10, 5, 190, -9) = 1.9558979378174

SKEW(10, -9) = NAN

SKEW(NAN) = NAN

SKEW(INF) = NAN

SKEW(-INF) = NAN

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