Handbook of Descriptive Statistics/Measures of Distribution Shape/Skewness

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A normal curve is bilaterally symmetrical. Skewness is a measure of departure from a normal curve. The coefficient of skewness is a statistical measure of asymmetry of a curve. The coefficient of skewness in a normal curve is zero.

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