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unskewed

unskewed

1 7.0
A set of numbers spread evenly around the average
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈskjud/
  • Specialized
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  • To understand the trends better, we used unskewed data that accurately represented all demographic groups.

Examples

  • How did this get unskewed?

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  • I want to ask him how he felt about their loss and the unskewed polls because I think that is his weak point right there.

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  • So if Romney wins by the unskewed numbers, what then?

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  • They even created their own unskewed polling websites.

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  • The "unskewed" polls showed a clear Romney lead, and they lost, so it must be Democratic voter fraud.

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  • The researchers presented an unskewed dataset to demonstrate the true distribution of responses.

  • For an accurate analysis, the statistics must be unskewed and reflect the real median value.

Antonyms

skewed
5 4.7

Not straight or level and often wrong because of a personal view

How Skewed

skewed
5 4.7
unskewed
  • Specialized
1 7.0

Surface Forms

unskewed positive

Morphology

unskewed = skewed (transparent) = un + skew + ed

Un- straightforwardly negates the adjective 'skewed' (formed from 'skew' + -ed), so the meaning is directly derivable for learners familiar with 'skewed'.

Etymology

Unskewed comes from the prefix un- ('not') and skew ('to slant' or 'tilt'), the same idea you see in the word askew. In statistics, an unskewed set of numbers is like a balanced picture that sits evenly around the middle, so the data is not pulled to one side.