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author Daniele Nicolodi <nicolodi@science.unitn.it>
date Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:22:13 +0100
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% Compute the sample (bias-corrected) skewness. 
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% p = Skew(x);
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% VERSION:     $Id: Skew.m,v 1.1 2011/02/25 10:04:07 congedo Exp $
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% HISTORY:     25-02-2011 G. Congedo
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function s = Skew(x)

n = numel(x);
mu3 = sum((x-mean(x)).^3)/n;
sig = sqrt(sum((x-mean(x)).^2)/n);
s = mu3/(sig)^3;

% Bias correction
s = sqrt(n*(n-1))/(n-2)*s;

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