skewed figures
a skewed sense of priorities
English dictionary. 2014.
skewed — [skju:d] adj 1.) an opinion, piece of information, result etc that is skewed is incorrect, especially because it has been affected by a particular thing or because you do not know all the facts ▪ The media s coverage of the election has been… … Dictionary of contemporary English
skewed — [ skjud ] adjective 1. ) facts, information, or results that are skewed are not accurate because they have been affected by something: skewed figures a ) opinions, ideas, or judgments that are skewed have been affected by something, making them… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skewed — adjective 1 an opinion, piece of information, result etc that is skewed is incorrect, especially because you do not know all the facts: The results of a telephone poll will always be skewed since those who do not have phones are obviously… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Skewed — Skew Skew, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skewing}.] 1. To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely. [1913 Webster] Child, you must walk straight, without skewing. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. To start aside; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skewed — adj. Skewed is used with these nouns: ↑distribution … Collocations dictionary
skewed — Unsymmetrical, distorted, or containing bias. A skewed *sample, for example, is one that does not represent the distribution of items in the *population from which it is extracted … Auditor's dictionary
skewed — [skjuːd] adj 1) results or judgments that are skewed are not accurate because they have been affected by something 2) not straight … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Skewed Visions — works. Formed in 1996 by the artists Charles Campbell, Gülgün Kayim and Sean Kelley Pegg, [Morstad, Marya; [http://www.mnartists.org/article.do?rid=101071 Radio mnartists: Gulgun Kayim (audio interview)] ; MNartists.org website; 20 April 2006]… … Wikipedia
skewed — adjective a) Twisted at an angle. b) Biased, distorted (pertaining to statistics or information) … Wiktionary
skewed — Synonyms and related words: agee, agee jawed, askance, askant, askew, askewgee, asquint, asymmetric, awry, catawampous, catawamptious, cockeyed, crooked, deflected, deflective, diffracted, diffractive, diffuse, diffused, disparate, dispersed,… … Moby Thesaurus
