Statistical moment

Skewness

The skewness Skew[𝑋] of a real random variable 𝑋 :𝜉 →ℝ is the third standardized moment, #m/def/prob i.e.

Skew[𝑋]=𝔼⁡[(𝑋−𝜇𝜎)3]

Standardization has the advantages of the skewness being dimensionless.


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