The measure of Dispersion can never be________________?
Correct answer: B. Negative
- A. Positive
- B. Negative
- C. 0
- D. 1
Explanation
Measures such as range, variance, standard deviation, and mean deviation are non-negative because they are based on distances or squared deviations. They may be zero when all observations are identical, but never negative.
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