The sum of the squared deviations around the mean will be ______ it is around any value other than the mean.
A)more than
B)less than
C)the same as
D)more or less, but never the same as

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The sum of the squared deviations around the mean is always less than it would be around any other value. This is because the mean is the value that minimizes the sum of squared deviations, by definition.

The Sum of the Squared Deviations Around the Mean Will