The variance can never be
A) the same as the standard deviation.
B) larger than the standard deviation.
C) negative.
D) smaller than the standard deviation.

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Variance is a measure of the dispersion of a set of data points around their mean value, and it is calculated as the average of the squared differences from the Mean. Since it involves squaring the differences, variance cannot be negative.

The Variance Can Never Be