lauren9
lauren9
20-04-2015
Mathematics
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why can't standard deviation be negative?
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HistoryGuy
HistoryGuy
20-04-2015
Standard deviation represents an "absolute" different between two or more quantities. Therefore, this quantity is always positive, because it takes up space.
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