Question

A certain set of data about the weight of female teachers in the age group 25 - 40 gives a mean weight of \n51 kg, a standard deviation of 7.3 kg, and a median weight of 49.6 kg. Compute the coefficient of skewness
a.0.1918
b.0.0788
c.0.1862
d.0.5753

Answer 1

$$Skewness \ Coefficient = \dfrac{3(mean-median)}{\sigma}=$$

$$= \dfrac{3(51-49.6)}{7.3}\approx0.5753$$

d.0.5753