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QUESTIONS Skewed or Skewed to the Right
Distribution)
7. has longer tail to the left compared to a
TRUE or FALSE
much shorter right tail. (Negatively
Write T if the statement is TRUE and write F if
Skewed or Skewed to the Left
the statement is FALSE.
Distribution)
1. A histogram is one way to depict a 8. It is the number of times a variable
frequency distribution. T takes on a particular value. (Frequency)
2. VARIABLE is the number of times a
9. It is used to graphically summarize the
variable takes on a particular value. F
distribution of a data set. (histogram)
3. Relative frequencies are particularly
10. Karl Pearson's coefficient of skewness is
useful if you want to compare
defined in terms of mode as:
distributions drawn from two different
sources (i.e. while the numbers of
observations of each source may be
different). T 11. Karl Pearson's coefficient of skewness is
4. A Graph is used to graphically
defined in terms of median as:
summarize the distribution of a data set.
F
5. Over each interval is placed a bar
whose height represents the frequency
of data values in the interval. 12. This
IDENTIFICATION
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING:
1. It is a measure of symmetry, or more

precisely, the lack of symmetry. A method is based on quartiles. The
distribution, or data set, is symmetric if it formula for calculating coefficient of
looks the same to the left and right of skewness is given by: (Bowleys’s
the center point. (skewness) Coefficient of Skewness
2. Distribution tapers more to the right than
to the left. (Positively Skewed or 13. ___________ is based on deciles or
Skewed to the Right Distribution) percentiles of the data. The Bowley’s
3. Distribution tapers more to the left than coefficient of skewness is based on the
to the right. (Negatively Skewed or middle 50 percent of the observations of

data set. It means the Bowley’s
Skewed to the Left Distribution)
coefficient of skewness leaves the 25
4. Shows the degree of asymmetry, or
percent observations in each tail of the
departure from symmetry of a data set. (Kelly’s coefficient of
distribution. (Measure of skewness) skewness)
5. Skewness can be positive or negative or 14. Formula for based on Percentile,
zero. When the values of mean, median

and mode are equal, there is no
skewness. (Nature of Skewness)
6. has a longer tail to the right compared
to a much shorter left tail. (Positively 15. Formula for base on Deciles,
SOLVING PROBLEMS
1-5
Calculate the first coefficient of skewness for

the following data.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9,
9, 10, 12, 12, 13
6-10
If the coefficient of skewness of a

distribution is 0.32, the standard deviation is
6.5 and the mean is 29.6 then find the mode
of the distribution.
11-15
The Scores of students in a Math test is

given in the table below.
Find Kelly's Coefficient of Skewness.
16-20
The following data shows the distribution of

maximum loads in short tons supported by
certain cables produced by a company:
Find Kelly's Coefficient of Skewness.

21-25
To calculate the Bowley’s coefficient of
skewness, we must first form the following
table,
ANSWERS
1-5
Solution: Mode = 9
Mean = 7.96
Standard Deviation = 2.98
The formula for ith decile is

= (7.96 - 9) / 2.98
= -0.34
Answer: sk1 = -0.31
where N is the total number of observations.

6-10
First Decile (D1)

Solution: Using the formula for the first
coefficient of skewness, the mode can be
determined as follows:
0.32 = (29.6 - mode) / 6.5 The cumulative frequency just greater than or
equal to 4.5 is 66, the corresponding
2.08 = 29.6 - mode class 10−20 is the 1st decile class.
Thus
Mode = 27.52
Answer: 27.52  I =10, the lower limit of the 1st decile

class
11-15  N=45, total number of observations

Solution;  f=6, frequency of the 1st1�� decile
Let X denote the scores in Math Test.
class
 F<=0, cumulative frequency of the class
previous to 1st decile class
 h=10, the class width
The first decile D1 can be computed as

follows:
Ninth Decile (D9)
The cumulative frequency just greater than or

class 50−60 is the 9th decile class.
Thus
 l=50, the lower limit of the 9th decile
Fifth Decile (D5) class

 N=45, total number of observations
 f=5, frequency of the 9th decile class
 F<=36, cumulative frequency of the
class previous to 9th decile class
The ninth decile D9 can be computed as

follows:

class 30−40 is the 5th decile class.
Thus
 l=30, the lower limit of the 5th decile

class
 f=12, frequency of the 5th decile class
Kelly's coefficient of skewness
The fifth decile D5 can be computed as
follows:
As the coefficient of skewness Sk is greater than

zero (i.e., Sk>0), the distribution is positively
skewed.
16-20  l=9.75, the lower limit of the 1st decile
class
 N=60 total number of observations
Let X denote the maximum load.  f=5, frequency of the 1st decile class
 F<=2, cumulative frequency of the class
previous to 1st decile class
Here the classes are inclusive. To make them  h=0.5, the class width
exclusive type subtract 0.5 from the lower limit
and add 0.5 to the upper limit of each class.
The first decile D1 can be computed as
follows:
Fifth Decile (D5)
The formula for ith decile is
where N is the total number of observations.

First Decile (D1)

equal to 30 is 36, the corresponding
class 10.75−11.25 is the 5th decile class.
Thus
 l=10.75, the lower limit of the 5th decile

class
The cumulative frequency just greater than or  N=60, total number of observations
equal to 6 is 7, the corresponding  f=17, frequency of the 5th decile class

class 9.75−10.25 is the 1st decile class.  F<=19, cumulative frequency of the
Thus  h=0.5, the class width
The fifth decile D5 can be computed as
follows:
Kelly's coefficient of skewness
As the coefficient of skewness Sk greater than

zero (i.e., Sk>0), the distribution is positively
skewed.
Ninth Decile (D9)
21-25
Here, we can see that N = 100 and class

interval, h = 100.

equal to 54 is 56, the corresponding From the cumulative frequency column, we can
class 11.75−12.25 is the 9th decile class. see that the 25th observation belongs to the
class 400-500.
For this class, the frequency f = 18, cumulative
frequency of previous class, CF = 13 and the
Thus
lower limit for this class, L = 400.
Thus, we can write
 l=11.75, the lower limit of the 9th decile
class
Putting, the values, we get
 f=6, frequency of the 9th9�ℎ decile
class
 ℎ=0.5, the class width
The ninth decile D9 can be computed as

follows:
From the cumulative frequency column, we can
see that the 50th observation belongs to the
class 500-600.
Thus, we can write
We know that Bowley’s coefficient of

skewness is defined as

Thus, the Bowley’s coefficient of
skewness is -0.05
From the cumulative frequency column, we can

see that 75th observation belongs to the class
600-700.
Thus, we can write

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https://www.vedantu.com/question-answer/
calculate-bowleys-coefficient-of-skewness-
for-class-11-maths-cbse-
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skewness-grouped-data/
https://www.cuemath.com/data/coefficient-of-
skewness/
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QUESTIONS Skewed or Skewed to the Right

IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING:

1. It is a measure of symmetry, or more

to the right. (Negatively Skewed or middle 50 percent of the observations of

zero. When the values of mean, median

Calculate the first coefficient of skewness for

If the coefficient of skewness of a

The Scores of students in a Math test is

Find Kelly's Coefficient of Skewness.

The following data shows the distribution of

Find Kelly's Coefficient of Skewness.

To calculate the Bowley’s coefficient of

skewness, we must first form the following

Standard Deviation = 2.98

The formula for ith decile is

Answer: sk1 = -0.31

where N is the total number of observations.

First Decile (D1)

Answer: 27.52  I =10, the lower limit of the 1st decile

11-15  N=45, total number of observations

The first decile D1 can be computed as

The cumulative frequency just greater than or

 l=50, the lower limit of the 9th decile

Fifth Decile (D5) class

The ninth decile D9 can be computed as

The cumulative frequency just greater than or

 l=30, the lower limit of the 5th decile

As the coefficient of skewness Sk is greater than

Fifth Decile (D5)

The formula for ith decile is

where N is the total number of observations.

The cumulative frequency just greater than or

 l=10.75, the lower limit of the 5th decile

equal to 6 is 7, the corresponding  f=17, frequency of the 5th decile class

Kelly's coefficient of skewness

As the coefficient of skewness Sk greater than

Here, we can see that N = 100 and class

The cumulative frequency just greater than or

The ninth decile D9 can be computed as

We know that Bowley’s coefficient of

Putting, the values, we get

From the cumulative frequency column, we can

Thus, we can write

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