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skewness

noun/ˈskjuːnəs/

C2CEFR level
85/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The degree to which a distribution is asymmetric about its mean.

The revenue distribution showed heavy positive skewness, with a handful of enterprise deals dwarfing the median account.

Similar: asymmetry

Topic: Data & analytics in Business English

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