Definition:Coefficient of Skewness/Notation

Coefficient of Skewness: Also known as

Various notations can be found to denote the coefficient of skewness.

$\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ uses the notation $\gamma_1$, which originates from Karl Pearson.

Other notations that may be encountered are:

$c_1$

$\alpha_3$

$\sqrt {\beta_1}$

depending on author.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): skewness
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): skewness

• Weisstein, Eric W. "Skewness." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Skewness.html