How is skewness used to describe the shape of a data distribution?

  • It measures the peak of the distribution
  • It measures the spread of the distribution
  • It measures the symmetry of the distribution
  • It measures the tails of the distribution
Skewness is a measure of the asymmetry or skew of a distribution. A positive skewness indicates a longer right tail, while a negative skewness indicates a longer left tail.
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