Functions
SKEW
Sample skewness
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When to use it
When should I use SKEW?
Use SKEW to measure the asymmetry of a sample distribution; a positive result indicates a right-tailed distribution while a negative result indicates a left-tailed distribution, which is important when evaluating income distributions, test scores, or financial returns.
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Syntax
SKEW(value1,...)Examples
=SKEW(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) // => -6.167905692361981e-17
=SKEW({1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}) // => -6.167905692361981e-17
=SKEW({2,5,8,13,10,18,23,26}) // => 0.344615471623041