Assume that the mean of a distribution is 10 and the standard deviation is 2. If we subtract each value in the distribution from the mean and add them up, the result would be close to:
A) 100.
B) 2.
C) 50.
D) 0.
E) 200.

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This operation is equivalent to finding the sum of deviations from the mean, which always adds up to 0 by definition. Therefore, the result would be close to 0.

Assume That the Mean of a Distribution Is 10 and the Standard