Questions tagged [skew]
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Does "n * (rand() / RAND_MAX)" make a skewed random number distribution?
I'd like to find an unskewed way of getting random numbers in C (although at most I'm going to be using it for values of 0-20, and more likely only 0-8). I've seen this formula but after running some tests I'm not sure if it's skewed or not. Any…

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skew detection and reduction in opencv
I've been working on a project that involves several preprocessing on a scanned document. Part of this preprocesses is skew detection and correction . Before skew detection and correction i have a binarization process going on for the document…

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Skewing a bitmap only in the vertical direction
I want to skew (correct me if this is not the correct word) a bitmap so that it appears to have depth. A good way to visualize what I am asking for is how the credits of Star Wars are angled to show depth.
I have tried the…

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skew() function in depth
I really need to understand how skew(xdeg) function works all research does not seem to explain how the x angle affecting the other points and distorts it like that, I need to know if there any mathematical formula it or a way to be able to expect…

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Skew one side only of an element
I'm tying to get a result as this image :
I tried that :
#parallelogram-container {
margin: 0 50px;
}
.parallelogram {
background: #008dd0;
width: 200px;
border: none;
display: inline-block;
height: 90px;
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How to Slant/Skew only the bottom of the div
I have been trying to add a Skew/Slant to the bottom of a div. I have had some success, as you can see below in my JSFiddle, I have managed to apply the skew but it's not completely how I wanted it.
https://jsfiddle.net/hcow6kjr/
Currently the Skew…

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How to extend the 'summary' function to include sd, kurtosis and skew?
R's summary function works really well on a dataframe, giving, for example:
> summary(fred)
sum.count count sum value
Min. : 1.000 Min. : 1.0 Min. : 1 Min. : 0.00
1st Qu.: 1.000 …

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CSS: Skew a buttons border, not the text
I'm looking for an easy way with a single tag (just )to create a skew effect on the borders, but keep the text the way it is.
I would know how do with a span in- or outside, but I don't want to have additional, pretty much zero meaning HTML on…

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How to use skew only in the parent element?
Is there any way to use skew only in a parent element?
I need to create something like a 'diamond' as a mask and the child elements can't be affected. There is no way, in this case, to use png as a mask.
Thanks in advance!

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Left align skewed text in container
I have to apply skew and rotate on an element. It works fine but the skewed text isn't left aligned in it's container (see the result image):
The text on the left is overflowing the container: the H (from "Hello") and the T (from "The") alignment…

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Make images overlap, despite being translated
I will have two images.
They will be either the same or almost the same.
But sometimes either of the images may have been moved by a few pixels on either axis.
What would be the best way to detect if there is such a move going on?
Or better still,…

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3D skew transformation matrix along one coordinate axis
Is there a way to calculate the skew transformation matrix along one coordinate axis, given the skew angle, as follows

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Skew transformation HTML5 canvas
I'm trying to implement skew transformation using the "x" axis with HTML5 canvas, but my code fails... Here is my JavaScript:
function init() {
var canvas = document.getElementById('skewTest'),
context = canvas.getContext('2d'),
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user551761
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How can I calculate skewness via Xarray
I found the amazing capability of xarray to perform variable resampling and mean, and standard deviation calculations.
Is there a direct way to calculate skewness after temporal resampling of data just like with the .mean() method?
Thanks

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Set margin of skewed
I just skewed a section which is serving as a banner.
Now this section takes a higher height than expected obviously because of the skew.
How can I define my bottom margin based on this new height?
.banner{
transform: skewY(-5deg);
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