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skew

Calculate the skew of a distribution.


Description

Calculates the skew of a distribution using a simple formula.

Usage

skew(x)

Arguments

x

A vector of numeric values, supposedly drawn from a particular distribution.

Details

skew calculates the asymmetry of the distribution of the values.

Value

The value calculated.

Author(s)

Jim Lemon

See Also


prettyR

Pretty Descriptive Stats

v2.2-3
GPL (>= 2)
Authors
Jim Lemon <drjimlemon@gmail.com>, Philippe Grosjean <phgrosjean@sciviews.org>
Initial release
2019-04-08

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