The standard deviation (s)differs from the average deviation (AD)in that it
A)squares the deviations to eliminate minus 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 to eliminate minus values and then takes the square root to put the values back on the original scale. The average deviation, on the other hand, simply takes the absolute value of the deviations, which means that it does not eliminate minus values.

The Standard Deviation (S)differs from the Average Deviation (AD)in That