After grading an examination, an instructor realizes the exam was much easier than she planned. She reaches this conclusion because the shape of the distribution of exam scores is ______.
A) positively skewed
B) normal
C) negatively skewed
D) flat

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Negatively skewed distributions have a concentration of high scores, indicating that most students scored well on the exam, which would suggest the exam was easier than intended.

After Grading an Examination, an Instructor Realizes the Exam Was