The sampling distribution of the variance is
A) positively skewed.
B) negatively skewed.
C) normal.
D) rectangular.

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The sampling distribution of the variance is positively skewed, especially when it comes from a normally distributed population. This is because variance cannot be negative, and the distribution of sample variances tends to be more spread out on the right, leading to a positive skew.

The Sampling Distribution of the Variance Is