In most cases, a boxplot of a positively skewed distribution shows the
A) longer whisker over the larger scores
B) length of the whiskers equal
C) mean smaller than the median
D) the median outside the interquartile box.

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A boxplot of a positively skewed distribution typically shows a longer whisker over the larger scores because the distribution has a long tail to the right, indicating that there are outliers or a spread of higher values extending away from the median.

In Most Cases, a Boxplot of a Positively Skewed Distribution