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Can variance be a negative number?

Julian Turner | 2023-06-17 09:46:35 | page views：1929
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Lucas Lee

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Because the squared deviations are all positive numbers or zeroes, their smallest possible mean is zero. It can't be negative. This average of the squared deviations is in fact variance. Therefore variance can't be negative.
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Because the squared deviations are all positive numbers or zeroes, their smallest possible mean is zero. It can't be negative. This average of the squared deviations is in fact variance. Therefore variance can't be negative.
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