Which of the following may be a negative number?
A) range
B) variance
C) deviation score
D) standard deviation.

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Deviation scores can be negative because they represent the difference between an individual score and the mean of the dataset, which can be either positive or negative depending on whether the individual score is above or below the mean. Range, variance, and standard deviation, on the other hand, are always non-negative because they are based on squared differences (in the case of variance and standard deviation) or the difference between the maximum and minimum values (in the case of range), which cannot be negative.

Which of the Following May Be a Negative Number