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Note on the standard error of the coefficient of skewness
Author(s) -
Matalas Nicholas C.,
Benson Manuel A.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr004i001p00204
Subject(s) - skew , skewness , statistics , mathematics , sample (material) , standard error , table (database) , coefficient of variation , value (mathematics) , standard deviation , work (physics) , computer science , physics , thermodynamics , data mining , telecommunications
Based on Slade's work in 1936, it has long been considered that a skew coefficient is not reliable if it is computed from a sample of less than 140 items. This limitation is erroneous and has acted as a deterrent to the use of computed frequency distributions. A table of the standard error of the skew coefficient is presented to assess the value of a skew coefficient from any sized sample.