The sum of the deviations around the mean.
A)always equals zero.
B)always equals one.
C)typically but not always equals zero.
D)typically but not always equals one.

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The sum of the deviations from the mean always equals zero because for every value above the mean, there is a corresponding value below the mean that balances it out, making the overall sum of these deviations zero.

The Sum of the Deviations Around the Mean