4.36 Stats final scores. Each year about 1500 students take the introductory statistics course at a large university. This year scores on the final exam are distributed with a median of 74 points, a mean of 70 points, and a standard deviation of 10 points. There are no students who scored above 100 (the maximum score attainable on the final) but a few students scored below 20 points. (a) Is the distribution of scores on this final exam symmetric, right skewed, or left skewed

The distribution of scores on this final exam is left-skewed.

Step-by-step explanation:

We use the Pearson Mode Skewness to solve this question. It states that:

If the median is higher than the mean, the distribution is left-skewed.

If the median is lower than the mean, the distribution is right-skewed.

If the median is the same as the mean, the distribution is symmetric.

In this problem, we have that:

Median = 74

Mean = 70

Median higher than the mean

So the distribution of scores on this final exam is left-skewed.