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The Mean Is Described as the 'Balancing Point' for a Set

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The mean is described as the 'balancing point' for a set of scores because ______.

A) 50% of the scores lie above the mean and 50% lie below the mean
B) the sum of the deviations of scores from the mean The mean is described as the 'balancing point' for a set of scores because ______. A) 50% of the scores lie above the mean and 50% lie below the mean B) the sum of the deviations of scores from the mean is equal to zero C) the mean is always the most frequency occurring score for a variable D) the sum of the squared deviations of scores from the mean is equal to zero is equal to zero
C) the mean is always the most frequency occurring score for a variable
D) the sum of the squared deviations of scores from the mean The mean is described as the 'balancing point' for a set of scores because ______. A) 50% of the scores lie above the mean and 50% lie below the mean B) the sum of the deviations of scores from the mean is equal to zero C) the mean is always the most frequency occurring score for a variable D) the sum of the squared deviations of scores from the mean is equal to zero is equal to zero