- Machine Learning for Developers
- Rodolfo Bonnin
- 73字
- 2025-04-04 18:06:58
Skewness
This measure represents the lateral deviation, or in general terms, the deviation from the center, or the symmetry (or lack thereof) of a probability distribution. In general, if skewness is negative, it implies a deviation to the right, and if it is positive, it implies a deviation to the left:

Take a look at the following diagram, which depicts the skewness statistical distribution:

Depiction of the how the distribution shape influences Skewness.