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A dataset has Q1=20Q_1 = 20Q1​=20, median = 50, and Q3=72Q_3 = 72Q3​=72. Two students calculate the skewness coefficient. Student A uses the quartile method: Sq=(Q3−M)−(M−Q1)Q3−Q1S_q = \frac{(Q_3-M)-(M-Q_1)}{Q_3-Q_1}Sq​=Q3​−Q1​(Q3​−M)−(M−Q1​)​. What is SqS_qSq​, and what does the sign indicate?