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This table and figure depict the average SAT scores for entering freshmen in the year 1995 at 36 North Carolina colleges.
$$\begin{array}{l}
\text { Table: North Carolina SAT }\
\begin{array} { r r r r }
825 & 922 & 870 & 1121 \
990 & 1230 & 1302 & 926 \
1054 & 845 & 826 & 956 \
840 & 923 & 818 & 867 \
600 & 1030 & 831 & 935 \
890 & 879 & 1005 & 842 \
780 & 757 & 1002 & 774 \
915 & 921 & 1071 & 921 \
915 & 848 & 915 & 813
\end{array}
\end{array}$$
Figure: Histogram of SAT
-(Figure: Histogram of SAT) What seems to be the shape of the distribution represented in this histogram?
A) symmetrical
B) positively skewed
C) rectangle
D) negatively skewed

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This table and figure depict the average SAT scores for entering freshmen in the year 1995 at 36 North Carolina colleges.
$$\begin{array}{l}
\text { Table: North Carolina SAT }\
\begin{array} { r r r r } 
825 & 922 & 870 & 1121 \
990 & 1230 & 1302 & 926 \
1054 & 845 & 826 & 956 \
840 & 923 & 818 & 867 \
600 & 1030 & 831 & 935 \
890 & 879 & 1005 & 842 \
780 & 757 & 1002 & 774 \
915 & 921 & 1071 & 921 \
915 & 848 & 915 & 813
\end{array}
\end{array}$$
Figure: Histogram of SAT 
-(Figure: Histogram of SAT) What seems to be the shape of the distribution represented in this histogram?
A) symmetrical 
B) positively skewed 
C) rectangle 
D) negatively skewed

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A positively skewed distribution has a longer tail on the right side, indicating that there are a number of higher values pulling the mean to the right.

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