SKEW function

PRO

The SKEW function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a way to determine the asymmetry of a distribution in your data. This function calculates and returns the skewness value, giving you an understanding of the balance or imbalance in your data set. A positive skewness value indicates that data is skewed to the right, while a negative value shows it's skewed to the left. Using SKEW can help you analyze and understand your data better.

Documentation

Returns the skewness of a distribution, which is a measure of asymmetry.

Syntax

SKEW(number1, [number2], ...)

Parameter	Description
`number1`	The first number or range of numbers for which to calculate the skewness.
`number2`	Optional. Additional numbers or ranges of numbers for which to calculate the skewness. Up to 255 arguments can be provided.

Behavior

The SKEW function is used to measure the skewness of a dataset. The skewness is a measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable about its mean.

Here's how the SKEW function handles different types of data:

Empty cells: The SKEW function ignores empty cells in the range or array of numbers provided.
Text: If the range or array contains text, the SKEW function will return a #VALUE! error.
Booleans: The Boolean values TRUE and FALSE are treated as 1 and 0, respectively.
Errors: If any cell in the range or array provided contains an error, the SKEW function will also return an error.

Common Errors

Error	Description
`#VALUE!`	This error occurs when the range or array provided to the `SKEW` function contains non-numeric data like text.
`#DIV/0!`	This error occurs when the `SKEW` function is given less than three data points.
`#N/A`	This error occurs when the dataset includes values that are not available or referenced incorrectly.

Best practices

Always ensure that the range or array provided to the SKEW function contains numeric data only. Non-numeric data will result in a #VALUE! error.

The SKEW function requires at least three data points to calculate skewness. Providing less than three data points will result in a #DIV/0! error.
It's a good practice to check your data for errors before using the SKEW function. Any error in the data will cause the function to return an error.
The SKEW function includes logical values and numbers that are typed directly into the list of arguments. If you do not want to include logical values or typed numbers, use the SKEW function on a range or array of cells.

Usage

A few examples using the SKEW function.

SKEW(A1:A100)
// Returns the skewness of the values in cells A1 through A100

SKEW(5, 10, 15, 20, 50)
// Returns the skewness of this set of five numbers

SKEW(B2:B10, C2:C10)
// Calculates skewness across two ranges of data

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

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<div id="spreadsheet"></div>

<script>
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
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// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Test Scores",
        "Sales Data",
        "Analysis"
    ],
    [
        85,
        12000,
        "=SKEW(A2:A6)"
    ],
    [
        92,
        15000,
        "=SKEW(B2:B6)"
    ],
    [
        78,
        8000
    ],
    [
        95,
        22000
    ],
    [
        88,
        14000
    ]
]
  }]
});
</script>
</html>

import React, { useRef } from "react";
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/react";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default function App() {
    // Spreadsheet array of worksheets
    const spreadsheet = useRef();

    // Worksheet data
    const data = [
    [
        "Test Scores",
        "Sales Data",
        "Analysis"
    ],
    [
        85,
        12000,
        "=SKEW(A2:A6)"
    ],
    [
        92,
        15000,
        "=SKEW(B2:B6)"
    ],
    [
        78,
        8000
    ],
    [
        95,
        22000
    ],
    [
        88,
        14000
    ]
];

    // Render component
    return (
        <Spreadsheet ref={spreadsheet}>
            <Worksheet data={data} />
        </Spreadsheet>
    );
}

<template>
    <Spreadsheet ref="spreadsheet">
        <Worksheet :data="data" />
    </Spreadsheet>
</template>

<script>
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/vue";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('NmQ4NGUwN2IyNDlhZGNhNWZlY2JiMmUyMjY5MjQwN2FhMTY1Yzg4ZWFiNTEyMGYxZWI4NDhhZjY0ZDAxZTk5ZDIyODExMjI2MGFlNjhiMjUzYWQ5MGZlOGFkOTNkNTU2ZjQxNjY3NWQyYTU0MWE1NTA4NjNlM2U1Mzg5YmYyMmUsZXlKamJHbGxiblJKWkNJNklpSXNJbTVoYldVaU9pSktjM0J5WldGa2MyaGxaWFFpTENKa1lYUmxJam94TnpVMk56a3pNRGszTENKa2IyMWhhVzRpT2xzaWFuTndjbVZoWkhOb1pXVjBMbU52YlNJc0ltTnZaR1Z6WVc1a1ltOTRMbWx2SWl3aWFuTm9aV3hzTG01bGRDSXNJbU56WWk1aGNIQWlMQ0p6ZEdGamEySnNhWFI2TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpWTI5dWRHRnBibVZ5TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpSWl3aWJHOWpZV3hvYjNOMElsMHNJbkJzWVc0aU9pSXpOQ0lzSW5OamIzQmxJanBiSW5ZM0lpd2lkamdpTENKMk9TSXNJbll4TUNJc0luWXhNU0lzSW1Ob1lYSjBjeUlzSW1admNtMXpJaXdpWm05eWJYVnNZU0lzSW5CaGNuTmxjaUlzSW5KbGJtUmxjaUlzSW1OdmJXMWxiblJ6SWl3aWFXMXdiM0owWlhJaUxDSmlZWElpTENKMllXeHBaR0YwYVc5dWN5SXNJbk5sWVhKamFDSXNJbkJ5YVc1MElpd2ljMmhsWlhSeklpd2lZMnhwWlc1MElpd2ljMlZ5ZG1WeUlpd2ljMmhoY0dWeklpd2labTl5YldGMElsMHNJbVJsYlc4aU9uUnlkV1Y5');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default {
    components: {
        Spreadsheet,
        Worksheet,
    },
    data() {
        // Worksheet data
        const data = [
    [
        "Test Scores",
        "Sales Data",
        "Analysis"
    ],
    [
        85,
        12000,
        "=SKEW(A2:A6)"
    ],
    [
        92,
        15000,
        "=SKEW(B2:B6)"
    ],
    [
        78,
        8000
    ],
    [
        95,
        22000
    ],
    [
        88,
        14000
    ]
]

        return {
            data
        };
    }
}
</script>

import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from "@angular/core";
import jspreadsheet from "jspreadsheet";
import * as formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    selector: "app-root",
    template: `<div #spreadsheet></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild("spreadsheet") spreadsheet: ElementRef;
    // Worksheets
    worksheets: jspreadsheet.worksheetInstance[];

    // Create a new data grid
    ngAfterViewInit() {
        // Create spreadsheet
        this.worksheets = jspreadsheet(this.spreadsheet.nativeElement, {
            worksheets: [{
                data: [
    [
        "Test Scores",
        "Sales Data",
        "Analysis"
    ],
    [
        85,
        12000,
        "=SKEW(A2:A6)"
    ],
    [
        92,
        15000,
        "=SKEW(B2:B6)"
    ],
    [
        78,
        8000
    ],
    [
        95,
        22000
    ],
    [
        88,
        14000
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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