function varargout = mirskewness(orig,varargin)
% s = skewness(x) calculates the skewness of x, showing the (lack of)
% symmetry of the curve.
% x can be either:
% - a spectrum (spectral skewness),
% - an envelope (temporal skewness), or
% - any histogram.
varargout = mirfunction(@mirskewness,orig,varargin,nargout,struct,@init,@main);
function [x type] = init(x,option)
if not(isamir(x,'mirdata')) || isamir(x,'miraudio')
x = mirspectrum(x);
end
type = 'mirscalar';
function s = main(x,option,postoption)
if iscell(x)
x = x{1};
end
y = peaksegments(@skewness,get(x,'Data'),...
get(x,'Pos'),...
get(mircentroid(x),'Data'),...
get(mirspread(x),'Data'));
if isa(x,'mirspectrum')
t = 'Spectral skewness';
elseif isa(x,'mirenvelope')
t = 'Temporal skewness';
else
t = ['Skewness of ',get(x,'Title')];
end
s = mirscalar(x,'Data',y,'Title',t,'Unit','');
function s = skewness(d,p,c,sp)
s = sum((p-c).^3.*d) ./ sum(d) ./ sp.^3;