If the distribution of the ages of people were positively skewed, which of the following is most likely correct?
A) There are about the same number of young people as old people.
B) There are more young people than old people.
C) There are more old people than young people.
D) none of the above

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A positively skewed distribution means that the tail of the distribution is on the right side, indicating that there are more values on the left side of the distribution (i.e. younger ages) than on the right side (i.e. older ages). Therefore, there are more young people than old people.

If the Distribution of the Ages of People Were Positively