alleryStart learning →What is the sum of the deviations of all observations taken from their arithmetic mean?
AExactly zero
BAlways positive
CEqual to the mean
DEqual to variance
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Exactly zero
Positive and negative deviations from the mean cancel exactly, so their sum is zero.
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