- Skewed distribution
- Probability distribution in which an unequal number of observations lie below and above the mean. The New York Times Financial Glossary
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Skewed distribution
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skewed distribution — probability distribution in which an unequal number of observations lie below (negative skew) or above ( positive skew) the mean. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
distribution — noun 1 way sth is shared or exists over an area ADJECTIVE ▪ egalitarian, equitable, fair ▪ to ensure a fair distribution of wealth ▪ inequitable, unfair ▪ … Collocations dictionary
skewed — adj. Skewed is used with these nouns: ↑distribution … Collocations dictionary
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distribution — noun /ˌdɪstɹəˈbjuːʃən/ a) An act of distributing or state of being distributed. The wealth distribution became extremely skewed in the kleptocracy. b) An apportionment by law (of funds, property). See Also: distributee, distrib … Wiktionary
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Pearson distribution — The Pearson distribution is a family of continuous probability distributions. It was first published by Karl Pearson in 1895 and subsequently extended by him in 1901 and 1916 in a series of articles on biostatistics. History The Pearson system… … Wikipedia
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