SKEWNESS

P R E S E N T E D B Y : - H U M E R A PAT E L
FYMMS – B
ROLLNO :- 83
INTRODUCTION :
 Skewness refers to a distortion or asymmetry that deviates from the symmetrical bell curve,
or normal distribution, in a set of data
 If the curve is shifted to the left or to the right, it is said to be skewed
TYPES OF SKEWNESS :
Negatively Skewed :
If the distribution is symmetric, then skewness is equal to “0” its Mean = Median = Mode

Symmetric (Not Skewed) :

When most of the frequency of distribution lies on the right side of distribution & has a longer and
fatter right tail and the distribution is : Mean > median > Mode

Positively Skewed :
The distribution is negatively skewed when most of the frequency of distribution lies on the left side
of distribution & has a longer and fatter left tail and the distribution is : Mean < Median < Mode
EXAMPLE : 1 – CRICKET SCORE :
 It is one of the best examples of skewed distribution
 Let us say that during a match, most of the players of a team
Scored 50 runs , and few of them scored below 10
 It is an example of negatively skewed distribution
EXAMPLE : 2 – EXAM RESULTS :
 It is classic example of skewed distribution in real life
 Positively skewed in nature when it is difficult exam
 Negatively skewed in nature when difficulty level is easy
EXAMPLE : 3 – INCOME :
 Income is said to be positively distributed if more population falls in the normal or lower-
income earning group rather than a few high earning income groups
 It shows the mean is greater than the median
Below is the data are taken from the sample
In the first column, the Income category is given, and in the second column,
the number of persons falling in the respective income group is given :