The calculation of the average deviation differs from the calculation of the standard deviation in that the deviation scores:
A) are squared.
B) are converted to absolute values.
C) are squared and converted to absolute values.
D) do not differ.

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The average deviation is calculated by taking the absolute value of the deviation scores, while the standard deviation is calculated by squaring the deviation scores and then taking the square root of the average of the squared deviation scores.

The Calculation of the Average Deviation Differs from the Calculation