Syntax
=SKEW(number1, [number2], ...)Arguments
| Argument | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
number1 | Required | A number, cell or range |
number2 | Optional | More numbers or ranges |
How to use SKEW
SKEW takes 1 required argument and 1 optional argument, and accepts more values in the same pattern. Type =SKEW( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.
Examples
Each result below was calculated by the SheetsBat formula engine.
=SKEW(3, 4, 5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4, 7)Result Related statistical functions
- QUARTILE.INCReturns a quartile of the values: 0 minimum, 1 first quartile, 2 median, 3 third quartile, 4 maximum.
- RANK.AVGReturns the rank of a number in a list; equal values get the average of their ranks.
- RANK.EQReturns the rank of a number in a list; equal values share the top rank.
- RSQReturns the square of the correlation coefficient (the R squared of a straight line fit).
- SKEW.PReturns the skewness of a whole population.
- SLOPEReturns the slope of the straight line that best fits the data.
- SMALLReturns the k-th smallest number in a list.
- STANDARDIZEReturns how many standard deviations a value is from the mean.
- STDEV.PReturns the standard deviation of a whole population.