The standard deviation(s)________.
A) squares the deviations to eliminate negative values.
B) decreases in value as distributions become more heterogeneous.
C) does not use all the scores.
D) is based on the median rather than the mean.

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The standard deviation squares the deviations from the mean to eliminate negative values, ensuring that the measure reflects the dispersion of the data regardless of the direction from the mean.

The Standard Deviation(s)________