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distr6 (version 1.3.1)

skewness: Distribution Skewness

Description

Skewness of a distribution

Usage

skewness(object)

Arguments

object

Distribution.

Value

Skewness as a numeric.

R6 Usage

$skewness()

Details

The skewness of a distribution is defined by the third standardised moment of the distribution, $$sk_X = E_X[\frac{x - \mu}{\sigma}^3]$$ where \(E_X\) is the expectation of distribution X, \(\mu\) is the mean of the distribution and \(\sigma\) is the standard deviation of the distribution.

If an analytic expression isn't available, returns error. To impute a numerical expression, use the CoreStatistics decorator.

See Also

CoreStatistics and decorate