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Here is a histogram displaying the top 30 lifetime batting averages in baseball history.

This distribution of data shows lots of lifetime averages in the middle classes but trails off sharply at both the upper and lower ends. What best explains the fact that there are very few averages in the lowest class?

A.

Batting averages lie on a bell-shaped curve.

B.

Very few batters are skillful enough to have the very highest batting averages.

C.

Histograms always have taller bars in the middle.

D.

The histogram is symmetrical.

E.

There may be other hitters in the 320s, but they didn't make the top 30.

Question

Multiple Choice: Please select the best answer and click "submit."

Here is a histogram displaying the top 30 lifetime batting averages in baseball history.

This distribution of data shows lots of lifetime averages in the middle classes but trails off sharply at both the upper and lower ends. What best explains the fact that there are very few averages in the lowest class?

A.

Batting averages lie on a bell-shaped curve.

B.

Very few batters are skillful enough to have the very highest batting averages.

C.

Histograms always have taller bars in the middle.

D.

The histogram is symmetrical.

E.

There may be other hitters in the 320s, but they didn't make the top 30.