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MeasuresSkewness Method (Double, Double, Boolean)
Computes the Skewness for the given values.

Namespace:  Accord.Statistics
Assembly:  Accord.Math (in Accord.Math.dll) Version: 3.8.0
Syntax
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public static double Skewness(
	this double[] values,
	double mean,
	bool unbiased = true
)
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Parameters

values
Type: SystemDouble
A number array containing the vector values.
mean
Type: SystemDouble
The values' mean, if already known.
unbiased (Optional)
Type: SystemBoolean
True to compute the unbiased estimate of the population skewness, false otherwise. Default is true (compute the unbiased estimator).

Return Value

Type: Double
The skewness of the given data.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type . When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
Remarks
Skewness characterizes the degree of asymmetry of a distribution around its mean. Positive skewness indicates a distribution with an asymmetric tail extending towards more positive values. Negative skewness indicates a distribution with an asymmetric tail extending towards more negative values.
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