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Why are absolute values of deviations taken for the mean deviation?
ATo round each deviation
BSo deviations do not cancel out
CTo make every deviation larger
DTo remove the mean from data
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. So deviations do not cancel out
Signed deviations about the mean sum to zero, so absolute values stop them cancelling.
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