SKEWNESS AND KURTOSIS Presented by:

Grace D. Reyes
MEASURES OF VARIATION, SKEWNESS
AND KURTOSIS
WHAT TO DISCUSS:

• SYMMETRICAL DISTRIBUTION

• SKEWED DISTRIBUTION

• PEARSON’S COEFFICIENT OF SKEWNESS

• KURTOSIS

• HOW TO FIND THE MEASURE OF KURTOSIS

FOR UNGROUPED DATA
SYMMETRICAL DISTRIBUTION
 SYMMETRICAL DISTRIBUTION

• A frequency distribution is said to

be symmetrical if the frequencies
are equally distributed on both
the sides of central value

• A symmetrical distribution may

be either bell-shaped or U-
shaped.

• In symmetrical distribution, the

values of mean, median and
mode are equal i.e.,
Mean=Median=Mode
SKEWED DISTRIBUTION
SKEWED DISTRIBUTION

• Skewness is used to measure

the level of asymmetry in our
data. It is the measure of
asymmetry that occurs when
our data deviates from the
norm.

• A skewed distribution may be -

POSITIVE SKEWED
NEGATIVE SKEWED
SKEWED DISTRIBUTION

NEGATIVELY SKEWED POSITIVELY SKEWED

• The distribution is skewed to the left • The distribution is skewed to the right
• Mode exceeds Mean and Median • Mean exceeds Mode and Median
• Long tail to the left (lower values) • Long tail to the right (higher values)
has a negative skew has a positive skew
GRAPHICAL MEASURE OF SKEWNESS
• Measure of skewness help us to know to what degree and in which direction (positive or negative)
the frequency distribution has a departure from symmetry.

• Positive or negative skewness can be detected graphically depending on whether the right tail or
the left tail is longer.

Symmetrical distribution
 Take note:
PEARSON COEFFICIENT OF SKEWNESS

• When the distribution is

• This method is most frequently used for measuring skewness. symmetrical, the coefficient is
zero.
The formula for measuring coefficient of skewness:

• When the distribution is

positively skewed, the
coefficient is positive.

• When the distribution is

negatively skewed, the
coefficient is negative.
 EXAMPLE #1

• Find the coefficient of skewness of a distribution with mean 12,

median 9 and standard deviation 2.
 EXAMPLE #1

• Find the coefficient of skewness of a distribution with mean 12,

median 9 and standard deviation 2.
 EXAMPLE #1

• Find the coefficient of skewness of a distribution with mean 12,

median 9 and standard deviation 2.
 EXAMPLE #1

• Find the coefficient of skewness of a distribution with mean 12,

median 9 and standard deviation 2.

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 EXAMPLE #2

• Find the coefficient of skewness of a distribution with mean 15,

median 20 and standard deviation 3.
 EXAMPLE #2

• Find the coefficient of skewness of a distribution with mean 15,

median 20 and standard deviation 3.
 EXAMPLE #2

• Find the coefficient of skewness of a distribution with mean 15,

median 20 and standard deviation 3.
 EXAMPLE #2

• Find the coefficient of skewness of a distribution with mean 15,

median 20 and standard deviation 3.

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KURTOSIS
 KURTOSIS

• Kurtosis is another measure of the

shape of a frequency curve.

•  Kurtosis (from Greek: κυρτός, kyrtos

or kurtos, meaning "curved, arching")
is a measure of the "tailedness" of
the probability distribution of a real-
valued random variable.

• While skewness signifies the extent

of asymmetry, Kurtosis measures
the degree of peakness of a
frequency distribution.
 KURTOSIS

• When the peak of the curve

becomes relatively high then that
curve is called Leptokurtic.

•  When the curve is flat-topped,

then it is called Platykurtic.

• The normal curve is Mesokurtic.

How to find the Measure of Kurtosis for
Ungrouped Data
TYPES OF SYMMETRICAL CURVES
TYPES OF SYMMETRICAL CURVES

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TYPES OF SYMMETRICAL CURVES

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THANK YOU!
Presented by:
Grace D. Reyes
REFERENCES:

SKEWNESS AND KURTOSIS

• https://www.simplilearn.com/tutorials/statistics-tutorial/skewness-and-kurtosis

SKEWNESS COMPUTATION
• https://www.google.com/search?
q=The+formula+for+measuring+coefficient+of+skewness+is+given+by&rlz=1C1BNSD_enPH991PH991&oq=The+formula
++for+measuring+coefficient++of+skewness++is+given+by&aqs=chrome..69i57.1026j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-
8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:6300373f,vid:6Mo-EHBHbYg

KURTOSIS COMPUTATION (UNGROUPED DATA)

• https://www.google.com/search?
q=kurtosis+tagalog&rlz=1C1BNSD_enPH991PH991&sxsrf=AJOqlzUiX8YyFerreF9ORzeYbIqs4cPyrQ:1676097514183&sour
ce=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmgcTn7Yz9AhXJklYBHX67A7MQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1707&bih=773&dpr=1
.13#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:e0fcff9e,vid:rL4bYmcUOjA