skewedness
Lack of symmetry
Skewedness is the quality of being skewed—tilted, distorted, or asymmetrical.
In statistics, it describes how far a distribution departs from symmetry: The skewedness of the data suggested outliers were pulling the average upward.
More generally, it indicates bias or imbalance: the skewedness of media coverage.
The more common noun form is skew or skewness.
State of being uneven
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- disproportionLack of proper balance
- unevennessLack of uniformity
- nonuniformityLack of consistency throughout
irregularity · tilt · slant · obliqueness · misalignment · deviation · divergence · anisotropy
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
partisanship · tendentiousness · one-sidedness · subjectivity · slant · predisposition · inequity · preferential treatment
Allocation across recipients
- varianceSpread around the mean
- outliersExtreme data points
- normalityState of being typical
- histogramFrequency distribution graph
tail · asymmetry · deviation · mean · median · mode · bell curve · standard deviation
Becoming bent or twisted
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- twistingRotating with distortion
corruption · alteration · garbling · perversion · inaccuracy · misleading · deformation · bending
lopsidedness
State of being uneven
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- disproportionLack of proper balance
- unevennessLack of uniformity
nonuniformity · irregularity · tilt · slant · obliqueness · misalignment · deviation · divergence · anisotropy · heterogeneity
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
discrimination · partisanship · tendentiousness · one-sidedness · subjectivity · slant · predisposition · inequity · preferential treatment · systematic bias
distribution
Allocation across recipients
histogram · tail · asymmetry · deviation · mean · median · mode · bell curve · standard deviation · statistical analysis
warping
Becoming bent or twisted
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
twisting · corruption · alteration · garbling · perversion · inaccuracy · misleading · deformation · bending · slanting
skewednesssymmetry
Invariance under transformation
symmetricality · balance · evenness · normal distribution · uniformity
skewednessstraightness
Absence of curvature
alignment · trueness · perpendicularity · parallelism · squareness
skewednessimpartiality
Freedom from prejudice
objectivity · fairness · balance · neutrality · even-handedness