definition of skewing
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- Learner's definition of SKEW. [+ object] 1. : to change (something) so that it is not true or accurate. They were accused of skewing the facts to fit their theory. A few unusual cases may have skewed the data. [=may have made the data show something that is not normal or typical]
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1.3.5.11. A further characterization of the data includes skewness and kurtosis. Skewness is a measure of symmetry, or more precisely, the lack of symmetry. A distribution, or data set, is symmetric if it looks the same to the left and right of the center point. Kurtosis is a measure of whether the data are heavy-tailed or light-tailed relative to a normal distribution.
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- verb. To skew is to twist something so it is not straight or to distort something so it is biased or unfair.erb. verb. 1  To turn or place at an angle: skew the cutting edge of a plane. 2  To give a bias to; distort: The use of a limited sample skewed the findings of the study.
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Bow and skew Arun Kumar Pradhan Skew: Distortion in the construction of the fabric i.e. in the yarn that constitute the fabric. The pattern on one side of the fabric is ahead the pattern on the opposite side. Skew (bias) is defined as the distance measure parallel to and along a selvage between the point at which a filling or course yarn, stripe, or dominant line meets the other selvedge. Fig-1: Bow and Skew
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drift drift. 1  a being driven or carried along, as by a current of air or water or by circumstances. 2  the course on which something is directed or driven. 3  the deviation of a ship, airplane, rocket, etc. from its path, caused by side currents or winds. 4  the velocity of a current of water.
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- By Richard Nordquist. Definition: Intentionally obscure speech or writing, designed to confuse an audience rather than clarify an issue. Contrast with plain English. The term skotison (from the Greek for darken) was coined by Richard Lanham in A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms (1991). See also: 1  Doublespeak. 2  Gobbledygook.
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- Definition of CLEW. 1. : a ball of thread, yarn, or cord.2. : clue 1. 3. a: a lower corner or only the after corner of a sail b: a metal loop attached to the lower corner of a sail c plural: a combination of lines by which a hammock is suspended. See clew defined for kids.ADVERTISEMENT.efinition of CLEW. 1. : a ball of thread, yarn, or cord.
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Skewness In probability theory and statistics, skewness is a measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable about its mean.The skewness value can be positive or negative, or even undefined.The qualitative interpretation of the skew is complicated.n probability theory and statistics, skewness is a measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable about its mean.
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Skewed Distribution: Examples & Definition A distribution is said to be skewed when the data points cluster more toward one side of the scale than the other, creating a curve that is not symmetrical. In other words, the right and the left side of the distribution are shaped differently from each other. There are two types of skewed distributions. A distribution is positively skewed if the scores fall toward the lower side of the scale and there are very few higher scores. Positively skewed data is also referred to as skewed to the right because that is the direction of the 'long tail end' of the chart.
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- › to turn around from a fixed point in order to face in another direction, or to turn something in this way: [ I ] Kennedy swiveled around in his seat. [ T ] He swiveled his face toward Jack. (Definition of “swivel” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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wring Definition of wring for English Language Learners. : 1  to twist and squeeze (wet cloth, hair, etc.) to remove water. : 2  to get (something) out of someone or something with a lot of effort. : 3  to twist and break (an animal's neck) in order to kill the animal.
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Slew rate In electronics, slew rate is defined as the maximum rate of change of output voltage per unit of time and is expressed as volts per second. Limitations in slew rate capability can give rise to non-linear effects in electronic amplifiers.he slew rate of an electronic circuit is defined as the maximum rate of change of the output voltage. Slew rate is usually expressed in units of V / µs.
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slew slew (third-person singular simple present slews, present participle slewing, simple past and past participle slewed) (transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis. (transitive) To veer a vehicle. (transitive) To insert extra ticks or skip some ticks of a clock to slowly correct its time.
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skew To skew is to twist something so it is not straight or to distort something so it is biased or unfair. An example of skew is when you fix a contest so it is biased in favor of your friends. skew. skew. To turn or place at an angle: skew the cutting edge of a plane.
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Nearby words for bending verb (used with object), bent or (Archaic) bended; bending. 1. to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop. 2. to direct or turn in a particular direction: to bend one's energies to the task.
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skein skein definition: The definition of a skein is yarn or thread that is lightly twisted into a coil, or a flock of wild birds flying. (noun) The coiled and twisted yarn that you buy to knit a scarf is an example of a skein. A flock of geese flying i...
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slew rate - Computer Definition slew rate - Computer Definition. (1) How fast paper moves through a printer (ips). (2) The speed of changing voltage.
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inclination Noun. 1. bent-a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; the set of his mind was obvious. set. inclination, tendency, disposition-an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; he had an inclination to give up too easily; a tendency to be too strict.
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skein The definition of a skein is yarn or thread that is lightly twisted into a coil, or a flock of wild birds flying. 1  The coiled and twisted yarn that you buy to knit a scarf is an example of a skein. 2  A flock of geese flying in v-formation is an example of a skein.
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- 'Skew lines' is a very broad definition of lines which are 'not parallel, but do not intersect'. They're also not therefore on the same plane. This is a very relevant part of 3D geometry, dealing with the interaction of lines between points in a three dimensional structure. Skew lines are 'normal' lines in these structures, unless one point of their ends is co-planar with another.
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- Definition of helter–skelter. 1  1 : in undue haste, confusion, or disorder ran helter–skelter, getting in each other's way — F. V. W. Mason. 2  2 : in a haphazard manner.
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- Skew is a programming language for building cross-platform software. It compiles to straightforward, readable source code in other languages and is designed to be easy to integrate into a mixed-language code base. The compiler currently contains a production-quality JavaScript target, a working C# target, and a partially-complete target for C++11. It can easily be extended to support languages like Java, Swift, C++/CX, Python, PHP, and so on.
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1.3.3.14.6. A skewed right distribution is one in which the tail is on the right side. A skewed left distribution is one in which the tail is on the left side. The above histogram is for a distribution that is skewed right.
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- The vertical line in the middle of the box is the mean, the ends of the box are the quartiles and the whiskers are the min and max. The only way to know if it is 'symmetric' or 'skewed' is to have a formal definition of each. How do they define 'symmetric'? I could see it defined as the mean and the median being the same (or within some threshold).
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Symmetry, Skewness and Kurtosis Looking at S as representing a distribution, the skewness of S is a measure of symmetry while kurtosis is a measure of peakedness of the data in S. Definition 1: We use skewness as a measure of symmetry. If the skewness of S is zero then the distribution represented by S is perfectly symmetric.
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Slew rate In mechanics the slew rate is given in dimensions 1/ T and is associated with the change in position over time of an object which orbits around the observer.