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What is Skewness?

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왜도

A value showing which way a distribution leans. A long right tail means rare large gains are mixed in, and a long left tail means rare large losses are mixed in. Looking at the average alone does not reveal this asymmetry.

Skewnessone tail is longhow far it departs from symmetry

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