firefly2442 0 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Ok. Got a quick question. Deviation from the mean.... so if my average is 3 for example. A value of 4 would have a deviation from the mean of 1. But a value of 2 would have a deviation from the mean of -1 or 1? Can deviations from the mean be negative or only positive? Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tyovan4 4 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Math, ugghh What class is this for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dannik 43 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Deviations from the mean can indeed be either positive and/or negative. Thus, with a mean of 3, 4 has a deviation of 1, while 2 has a deviation of -1. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
firefly2442 0 Posted January 7, 2004 Author Share Posted January 7, 2004 Thanks for the help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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