Skewness

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025709",
  "term": "Skewness",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The measure of asymmetry of a distribution. Coefficients of skewness are zero for symmetric distributions (e.g., normal), positive for right-skewed distributions (e.g., lognormal), and negative for left-skewed distributions (e.g., specific forms of beta) . Referred to as the third central moment of a distribution.",
  "subject": "Measurements",
  "references": [
    "EPA Definitions of Terms Relevant to PRA and References for Further Reading at http://www.epa.gov/oswer/riskassessment/rags3adt/pdf/appendixe.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/skewness/"
}