A reason for squaring deviations to compute SS in the numerator includes which of the following?
A)The sum of the differences of scores from their mean is zero.
B)The sum of the squared differences of scores from their mean is minimal.
C)Squaring scores can be corrected easily by square rooting.
D)all of the above

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Squaring deviations ensures that positive and negative differences do not cancel each other out (A), minimizes the sum of squared differences (B), and allows for easy correction by square rooting (C).

A Reason for Squaring Deviations to Compute SS in the Numerator