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Statistics Variance Standard Deviation Gauss
01/05/18
In calculating variance (and standard deviation) in statistics, why does it work to square the differences?
I understand that squaring the difference between a given value and the mean, and then summing those numbers and dividing by the total population or sample set minus 1, will give us the answer. But...
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