In a positively skewed distribution of scores that ranges from 0 to 100, the most frequently occurring scores will be nearest to
A) 20.
B) 40.
C) 60.
D) 80.

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In a positively skewed distribution, the tail of the distribution is skewed to the right. This means that there will be a few scores that are very high and a large number of scores that are low. Therefore, the most frequently occurring scores will be nearest to the lower end of the distribution, which in this case is 0-20. Therefore, the best choice is A) 20.

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