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distr6 (version 1.3.2)

skewness: Distribution Skewness

Description

Skewness of a distribution

Usage

skewness(object)

Arguments

object

Distribution.

Value

Skewness as a numeric.

R6 Usage

$skewness()

Details

The skewness of a distribution is defined by the third standardised moment of the distribution, skX=EX[xμσ3] where EX is the expectation of distribution X, μ is the mean of the distribution and σ is the standard deviation of the distribution.

If an analytic expression isn't available, returns error. To impute a numerical expression, use the CoreStatistics decorator.

See Also

CoreStatistics and decorate