We _____ when calculating the average of deviations from the mean, because the sum of all deviation scores around the mean equals zero.
A) take the absolute value of the scores
B) square the scores
C) divide by N
D) take the square root

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Squaring the scores is the method used when calculating the variance, a step in the process of finding the standard deviation, to ensure that the negative deviations do not cancel out the positive ones, given that the sum of all deviations from the mean equals zero.

We _____ When Calculating the Average of Deviations from the Mean