The sum of deviations of items from the

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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Measures of Central Tendency

Question:

The sum of deviations of items from the arithmetic mean is always _________.

Options:

equal to zero

more than 0

equal to median

value of arithmetic mean

Correct Answer:

equal to zero

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 1 : equal to zero

The sum of deviations of items from the arithmetic mean is always equal to zero.

Symbolically, Σ ($\overline{X}$ – X ) = 0.