If a distribution is positively skewed, the smallest value will be
A) the mode.
B) the median.
C) the mean.
D) the standard deviation.

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In a positively skewed distribution, the mode is the highest peak and represents the most frequent value, which is typically less than both the mean and median. This makes it the smallest among the mean, median, and mode. The standard deviation is a measure of dispersion, not a central tendency, and thus not directly comparable in this context.

If a Distribution Is Positively Skewed, the Smallest Value Will