NTFSKEW

Returns skewness of a specified F distribution.

Syntax

NTFSKEW(

  • N1,
  • N2

)

 

Parameters

  • N1 is a parameter of the distribution N_1 (Positive integer).
  • N2 is a parameter of the distribution N_2\;(>6).

Remarks

The skewness of the distribution is given as:

\frac{(2N_1+N_2-2)\sqrt{8(N_2-4)}}{\sqrt{N_1(N_1+N_2-2)}(N_2-6)}

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    Data Description
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    =NTFSKEW(A2,A3) Skewness of the distribution for the terms above

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