@property<EOL><INDENT>def skew(self):<DEDENT>
mn = self.mean<EOL>sd = self.std<EOL>sk = <NUM_LIT:0.0> if abs(sd) <= <NUM_LIT> else np.mean((self._mcpts - mn) ** <NUM_LIT:3>) / sd ** <NUM_LIT:3><EOL>return sk<EOL>
r"""
        Skewness coefficient value as a result of an uncertainty calculation,
        defined as::

              _____     m3
            \/beta1 = ------
                      std**3

        where m3 is the third central moment and std is the standard deviation