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Sample Skewness of 5 Numbers Calculator

Adjusted Fisher-Pearson skewness g₁ for n = 5.

Compute the adjusted Fisher-Pearson sample skewness g₁ for a 5-number list. Positive values indicate a longer right tail; negative values, a longer left tail.

Daniel Oh By Daniel Oh
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Formula

g₁ = (n / ((n−1)(n−2))) · Σ((xᵢ − x̄)/s)³

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Compute the adjusted Fisher-Pearson sample skewness g₁ for a 5-number list. Positive values indicate a longer right tail; negative values, a longer left tail.