LESSON 6: SKEWNESS AND KURTOSIS
| Institution | KENYATTA UNIVERSITY |
| Course | SST101: INTRODUCTION... |
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Skewness refers to lack of symmetry. A skewed distribution is a frequency distribution that is asymmetric (not symmetric). When the longer tail of a distribution extends to the right, it is said to be skewed to the right and when the longer tail of a distribution extends to the left, it said to be skewed to the left.
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