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    mhiller

    Why Do We Square The Deviations When We Calculate Variance?

    I am looking for information as to why we use the sum of squares, why we square the deviations from the Mean and why the Mean minimizes the sum of squared deviations

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    tassy123

    It makes it easier and is very helpful to calculate

    answered 7 months ago   

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