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---
title: skew() function
description: The `skew()` function outputs the skew of non-null records as a float.
aliases:
- /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/functions/transformations/aggregates/skew
- /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/functions/built-in/transformations/aggregates/skew/
- /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/stdlib/built-in/transformations/aggregates/skew/
- /influxdb/cloud/reference/flux/stdlib/built-in/transformations/aggregates/skew/
menu:
flux_0_x_ref:
name: skew
parent: universe
weight: 102
related:
- /flux/v0.x/stdlib/experimental/skew/
flux/v0.x/tags: [aggregates, transformations]
introduced: 0.7.0
---
The `skew()` function outputs the skew of non-null records as a float.
_`skew()` is an [aggregate function](/flux/v0.x/function-types/#aggregates)._
_**Output data type:** Float_
```js
skew(column: "_value")
```
## Parameters
### column {data-type="string"}
The column on which to operate.
Default is `"_value"`.
### tables {data-type="stream of tables"}
Input data.
Default is piped-forward data ([`<-`](/flux/v0.x/spec/expressions/#pipe-expressions)).
## Examples
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```js
import "sampledata"
sampledata.int()
|> skew()
```
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##### Input data
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##### Output data
| tag | _value |
| :-- | -------------------: |
| t1 | -0.22375476930534782 |
| tag | _value |
| :-- | -------------------: |
| t2 | -0.01972080701262574 |
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