While he understands why some may have trouble sympathizing with a three-time drug offender, Tyler offers perspective. A life sentence, people don't really understand it. A man raped his daughter, got probation. A man killed people with his car, got probation.
A skewed left distribution is one in which the tail is on the left side. The above histogram is for a distribution that is skewed right. Skewed distributions bring a certain philosophical complexity to the very process of estimating a typical value for the distribution.
(skyoÍo) v. skewed, skewÂ·ing, skews. v.tr. 1. To turn or place at an angle: skew the cutting edge of a plane. 2. To give a bias to; distort: The use of a limited sample skewed the findings of the study. v.intr. 1. To take an oblique course or direction. 2. To look obliquely or sideways.