Question

Which of the following is an impossible value for the sum of

deviation ? A)-3, B)1.6, C)0.28, or D) all of the above

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

**C) 0.28**

The sum of deviations refers to the sum of the differences between individual data points and the mean of the dataset. In any dataset, the sum of deviations from the mean will always equal 0.

This is because, when calculating the mean, you sum all the data points and then divide by the number of data points. The mean represents the "middle" or "balance" point of the dataset. When you add up the differences between each data point and the mean, the positive and negative deviations will cancel each other out, resulting in a sum of 0.

So, any non-zero value for the sum of deviations is impossible. In this case, 0.28 is the only non-zero value.