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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are skewed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is not straight, balanced, or fair, often in the context of data, opinions, or perspectives.
Example: "The results of the survey are skewed due to the limited sample size, leading to inaccurate conclusions."
Alternatives: "are biased" or "are distorted".
Dictionary
are skewed
adjective
Neither perpendicular nor parallel (usually said of two lines).
synonyms
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As all the other variables are positively skewed, they are skewed to the right.
Negative values of skewness indicate that the data are skewed left, while positive values indicate data that are skewed right.
Positive values for the skewness indicate that the data are skewed to the right.
The incentives are skewed.
Maybe national expectations are skewed.
No wonder our priorities are skewed.
Across the country, health costs are skewed.
The rankings are skewed, they don't reflect what students think.
Even Mr. Thompson's stabs at chronological consistency are skewed.
Second, the figures are skewed in favour of British travellers.
If the boxed sets are skewed, how and why?
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