Coefficient of Skewness (Grouped Data)
Coefficient of Skewness (Grouped Data)
Coefficient of Skewness (Grouped Data)
Activity 1
sk=
where: = skewness
Example: Given the following data, solve for the coefficient of skewness.
Solution:
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Activity 2
COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION AND SKEWNESS
The following is weight distribution of 40 employees. Compute and describe the skewness
Weight Number of Employees
52 – 54 2
55 – 57 4
58 – 60 8
61 – 63 11
64 – 66 6
67 – 69 7
70 – 72 2
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Activity 3
COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION AND SKEWNESS
The table below shows the scores obtained by 80 applicants for a secretarial position in two
manufacturing companies.
Scores Frequency (Company A) frequency (Company B)
10 – 18 2 3
19 – 27 3 6
28 – 36 1 2
37 – 45 7 10
46 – 54 22 5
55 – 63 15 24
64 – 72 18 12
73 – 81 9 8
82 – 90 3 10
Compute for the following:
a.
b. Mean of Company A
c. Mean of Company B
d. Median of Company A
e. Median of Company B
f. Standard Deviation of Company A
g. Standard Deviation of Company B
h. Coefficient of Variation of the two companies
i. Coefficient of Skewness of the two companies
j. Describe the type of distribution according to skewness
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