What disadvantage(s) are there of the mean deviation?
A) Based on only two observations
B) Based on deviations from the mean
C) Uses absolute values, which are difficult to manipulate
D) All of the choices are correct.
E) None of the choices are correct.

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The mean deviation uses absolute values, which makes it difficult to manipulate algebraically compared to squared deviations used in variance and standard deviation.

What Disadvantage(s) Are There of the Mean Deviation