+ Skewness is a measure of a distribution's

asymmetry. When the left and right sides of a

SKEWNESS distribution are not mirror reflections, it is said to
be asymmetrical. A distribution's skewness might
be right (or positive), left (or negative), or zero.
Positively Skewed Distribution
+Positive skew: The right tail is longer; the
distribution's mass is focused on the left side of the
picture. Despite the fact, the curve itself appears to
be skewed or leaning to the left, the distribution is
said to be right-skewed, right-tailed, or skewed to
the right; right instead refers to the right tail being
drawn out and, often, the mean being skewed to
the right of a typical center of the data. A right-
skewed distribution is typically represented by a
left-leaning curve.
Negatively Skewed Distribution
+Negative skew: The left tail is longer; the
distribution's mass is focused on the right side of
the picture. Despite the fact, curve itself looks to
be skewed or leaning to the right, the distribution
is said to be left-skewed, left-tailed, or skewed to
the left; left instead refers to the left tail being
drawn out and, typically, the mean being skewed to
the left of a typical center of the data. A left-
skewed distribution is typically represented by a
right-leaning curve.