alleryUsing absolute values means mean deviation cannot be given further:
AAlgebraic treatment
BGraphical display
CVerbal summary
DTabular listing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Algebraic treatment
1. Absolute values do not behave well in algebra.
2. That limits what can be done with the result.
3. So it cannot be subjected to further algebraic treatment.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Chapter 15, Statistics._
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