What is the direction of the tail in a right-skewed histogram?

• A. Right.
• B. Left.
• C. There is no tail.
• D. The tail direction cannot be determined.

Answer: (A)

In a right-skewed histogram, the tail points to the right. This means the distribution has most of its data on the left with a few higher values stretching the tail toward higher numbers. That’s why the tail direction is to the right.

If you imagined left-skewed data, the opposite would be true—the tail would extend to the left. The idea that there is no tail or that the direction can’t be determined doesn’t fit a right-skewed shape, since skewness is precisely about which side the longer tail lies.