What Is Negatively Skewed Distribution?

In statistics, a negatively skewed (also known as left-skewed) distribution is a type of distribution in which more values are concentrated on the right side (tail) of the distribution graph while the left tail of the distribution graph is longer.

What is an example of a negatively skewed distribution?

The normal distribution is the most common distribution you'll come across. Next, you'll see a fair amount of negatively skewed distributions. For example, household income in the U.S. is negatively skewed with a very long left tail. Income in the U.S. Image: NY Times.

What is a positively skewed distribution?

A positively skewed distribution is the distribution with the tail on its right side. The value of skewness for a positively skewed distribution is greater than zero. As you might have already understood by looking at the figure, the value of mean is the greatest one followed by median and then by mode.