This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the SKEW.P function in Microsoft Excel.
Returns the skewness of a distribution based on a population: a characterization of the degree of asymmetry of a distribution around its mean.
SKEW.P(number 1, [number 2],…)
The SKEW.P function syntax has the following arguments.
Number 1, number 2,… Number 1 is required, subsequent numbers are optional. Number 1, number 2,… are 1 to 254 numbers or names, arrays, or reference that contain numbers for which you want the population skewness.
SKEW.P uses the following equation:
Copy the example data in the following table, and paste it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. For formulas to show results, select them, press F2, and then press Enter. If you need to, you can adjust the column widths to see all the data.
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Formula | Description | Result |
=SKEW.P(A2:A11) | Skewness of a distribution based on the population of the data set in A2:A11 (0.303193). | 0.303193 |