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Write the skewness program, and use it to calculate the skewness coefficient of the four examination subjects in results.txt. What can you say about these data?

Pearson has given an approximate formula for the skewness that is easier to calculate than the exact formula given in Equation 2.1.

Write a program to calculate this, and apply it to the data in results.txt. Is it a reasonable approximation?