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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4-* Skewness symmetric, In a symmetric set of observations the mean and median are equal and the data values are evenly spread around these values. The data values below the mean and median are a mirror image of those above. 4-* Skewness positively skewed A set of values is skewed to the right or positively skewed if there is a single peak and the values extend much further to the right of the peak than to the left of the peak. In this case the mean is larger than the median. 4-* Skewness negatively skewed In a negatively skewed distribution there is a single peak but the observations extend further to the left, in the negative direction, than to the right. In a negatively skewed distribution the mean is smaller than the median. 4-* Skewness Positively skewed distributions are more common. Salaries often follow this pattern. Think of the salaries of those employed in a small company of about 100 people. The president and a few top executives would have very large salaries relative to the other workers and hence the distribution of salaries would exhibit positive skewness. bimodal A bimodal distribution will have two or more peaks. 4-* Commonly Observed Shapes 4-* Skewness - Formulas for Computing The coefficient of skewness can range from -3 up to 3. A value near -3, such as -2.57, indicates considerable negative skewness. A value such as 1.63 indicates moderate positive skewness. A value of 0, which will occur when the mean and median are equal, indicates the distribution is symmetrical and that there is no skewness present. 4-* Skewness - Formulas for Computing Sofeware methods 4-* Skewness – An Example Following are the earnings per share for a sample of 15 software companies for the year 2005. The earnings per share are arranged from smallest to largest. Compute the mean, median, and standard deviation. Find the coefficient of skewness using Pearson’