Your text noted which of the following as a characteristic of the mean of a set of scores?
A) If each score is squared, the sum will be greater than the mean.
B) If each score is squared, the sum will be less than the mean.
C) The sum of A's is zero, where A is the difference between each score and the mean.
D) None of the other alternatives are correct.

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The mean of a set of scores is defined in such a way that if you calculate the difference between each score and the mean, and then sum all those differences, the result is zero. This property is used to calculate the mean and is a fundamental characteristic of it.

Your Text Noted Which of the Following as a Characteristic