According to the material, which skew corresponds to a concentration of scores toward the higher end?

According to the material, which skew corresponds to a concentration of scores toward the higher end?

• A. Negatively skewed
• B. Positively skewed
• C. Normal distribution
• D. Uniform distribution

Answer: (A)

When scores cluster toward the high end, the distribution is negatively skewed (left-skewed). This means most values are high, with a tail of lower scores extending to the left. The left tail pulls the mean downward, while the median and mode sit toward the higher end. In contrast, a positively skewed distribution has most scores at the low end with a tail stretching to the right; a normal distribution is symmetric with no skew; a uniform distribution has values evenly spread across the range.

When scores cluster toward the high end, the distribution is negatively skewed (left-skewed). This means most values are high, with a tail of lower scores extending to the left. The left tail pulls the mean downward, while the median and mode sit toward the higher end.

In contrast, a positively skewed distribution has most scores at the low end with a tail stretching to the right; a normal distribution is symmetric with no skew; a uniform distribution has values evenly spread across the range.