Professor Kellogg calculates the grades on the first exam for her statistics class.She finds that students did really well, with most students scoring 98 or higher.What type of distribution is Professor Kellogg MOST likely to have?
A) normal
B) positively skewed
C) nominal
D) negatively skewed

Question

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When most students score high (near the maximum), the distribution is negatively skewed, indicating that there are more high scores and a "tail" of lower scores stretching towards the lower end of the scale.

Professor Kellogg Calculates the Grades on the First Exam for Her