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Measure of Skewness - Lesson 7

Here are the steps to determine the coefficient of skewness for the data set X = { 88,82,79,92,97,75,84,91,80,85}: 1) Find the mean (X) of the data: X = 86 2) Find the standard deviation (Sd): Sd = √(Σ(X-X)2/n) = √(188.4/10) = 4.35 3) Find the coefficient of skewness (Sk): Sk = 3*(X - Mdn)/(Sd) Mdn = 85 Sk = 3*(86 - 85)/4.35 = 0.69 Since Sk

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Measure of Skewness - Lesson 7

Here are the steps to determine the coefficient of skewness for the data set X = { 88,82,79,92,97,75,84,91,80,85}: 1) Find the mean (X) of the data: X = 86 2) Find the standard deviation (Sd): Sd = √(Σ(X-X)2/n) = √(188.4/10) = 4.35 3) Find the coefficient of skewness (Sk): Sk = 3*(X - Mdn)/(Sd) Mdn = 85 Sk = 3*(86 - 85)/4.35 = 0.69 Since Sk

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Measure of Skewness

Measure of central tendency tell us


whether the center of the distribution is and
measure of variability tell us the average
distance from the center of the distribution
while measures of skewness tell how the data
behave in relation to its center
1. Normal Distribution
- is a distribution with a bell shaped appearance.
In a normal distribution, the mean = mdn= mo

Distribution of scores of 19 students who


participated in a Science Contest
Scores f

1 1
2 2
3 4
4 5
5 4
6 2
7 1
Distribution of scores of 19 students who
participated in a Science Contest
6

5 05

4 04 04

f 3

2 02 02

1 01 01

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Scores
For Normal Distribution
X = mdn= mo
x f fx ∑fx 1 4 5
X= n
1 1 1 2 4 5
76
X=
2 2 4 19 2 4 6

3 4 12 3 4 6
X= 4
4 5 20 3 4 7

5 4 20 3 5

6 2 12 3 5

7 1 7
Mdn=4
19 ∑fx=76
Mo=4
Skewness-refers to the degree of symmetry or
asymmetry of a distribution.

X f
1 0
2 0
3 1
4 3
5 5
6 8
7 2

Negatively skewed when the mean is less than


the median.
Skewness
9
8 08
7
6
5 05
f
4
3 03
2 02
1 01
0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Scores
3. Positively Skewed
- when the bulk of the distribution is on
the left.
- means that there are low scores than
the high scores.
- majority of the students got low scores.
- the mean is greater than the median.

X f
1 3
2 8
3 5
4 2
5 1
6 0
7 0
9
8 08
7
6
5 05
f
4
Skewed to
3 3
0 the right
2 02
1 01
0 0 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Scores
47
X f fx X= = 2.5
19
1 3 3 Mdn = Mo = 2
2 8 16 1 3
1 3
3 5 15 1 3
2 3
4 2 8
2 3
5 1 5 2 4
2 4
6 0 0
2 5

7 0 0 2
2 median
2
Coefficient of Skewness can be determined
by using the formula

3 (X - mdn)
Sk =
Standard deviation

If Sk = 0 normal distribution
Sk < 0 skewed to the left
Sk > 0 skewed to the right
Sd of the normal distribution

X X X-X (X-X)2
1 4 -3 9

2 4 -2 4

3 4 -1 1
4 4 0 0
5 4 1 1
6 4 2 4
7 4 3 9
∑=28
Sd √
=
28
19
Sk =
3 (4-4)
1.21

Sd =
√ 1.4737 Sk =
0
1.21

Sd = 1.21 Sk = 0
Sk of negatively skewed

X X X-X (X-X)2
1 5.37 -4.37 19.1

2 5.37 -3.37 11.4

3 5.37 -2.37 5.6


4 5.37 -1.37 1.9
5 5.37 -0.37 0.14
6 5.37 1.37 1.9
7 5.37 2.37 5.6
∑=45.64
Sd √
=
45.64
19
Sk =
3 (5.37-6)
1.55

Sd =
√ 2.402
Sk =
3 (-0.63)
1.55

Sd = 1.55 Sk = -1.23

Sk <0
Sk of positively skewed

X X X-X (X-X)2
1 2.5 1.5 2.25

2 2.5 0.5 0.25

3 2.5 0.5 0.25


4 2.5 1.5 2.25
5 2.5 2.5 6.25
6 2.5 3.5 12.25
7 2.5 4.5 20.25
∑=43.75
3 (2.5-2)

√ 43.75
Sk =
Sd = 19
1.52

3 (0.5)

√
Sk =
Sd = 2.30
1.52

Sk = 0.99
Sd = 1.52
Sk >0

Take Home Quiz


Determine the coefficient of skewness,
then describe the distribution.
X = { 88,82,79,92,97,75,84,91,80,85}

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