Question

Why standard deviation is better than mean deviation?

Answer 1

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The standard deviation is simply the square root of the variance. ... The average deviation, also called the mean absolute deviation, is another measure of variability. However, average deviation utilizes absolute values instead of squares to circumvent the issue of negative differences between data and the mean..........☺️☺️

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Answer 2

The standard deviation is simply the square root of the variance. ... Theaverage deviation, also called themean absolute deviation, is another measure of variability. However,average deviation utilizes absolute values instead of squares to circumvent the issue of negative differences between data and themean.