SKEW
Returns the skewness of a distribution. Skewness characterizes the degree of asymmetry of a distribution around its mean. Positive skewness indicates a distribution with an asymmetric tail extending toward more positive values. Negative skewness indicates a distribution with an asymmetric tail extending toward more negative values.
Syntax
SKEW(number1,number2, ...)
Number1,number2, ... are 1 to 30 arguments for which you want to calculate skewness. You can also use a single array or a reference to an array instead of arguments separated by commas.
Remarks
- The arguments must be either numbers or names, arrays, or references that contain numbers.
- If an array or reference argument contains text, logical values, or empty cells, those values are ignored; however, cells with the value zero are included.
- If there are fewer than three data points, or the sample standard deviation is zero, SKEW returns the #DIV/0! error value.
- The equation for skewness is defined as:
Example
SKEW(3,4,5,2,3,4,5,6,4,7)
equals 0.359543