Your text noted which of the following as a characteristic of the mean?
A) The sum of the results of squaring the difference between each score and the mean is a minimum.
B) The sum of the results of squaring the difference between each score and the mean is zero.
C) Both of the descriptive alternatives.
D) Neither of the descriptive alternatives.

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The characteristic of the mean is that the sum of the squared differences between each score and the mean is minimized. This is a fundamental property used in various statistical methods, including least squares optimization. Option B is incorrect because the sum of the differences (not squared) between each score and the mean is zero, not the sum of the squared differences.

Your Text Noted Which of the Following as a Characteristic