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    Which of the following CANNOT take a negative value?
    Question

    Which of the following CANNOT take a negative value?

    A.

    Standard Deviation

    B.

    Median

    C.

    Mean

    D.

    Skewness

    Correct option is A

    Given:
    The options are Standard Deviation, Median, Mean, and Skewness.

    Formula Used:
    Standard Deviation is always non-negative.

    Solution:
    Standard deviation is a measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.
    It is always non-negative because it is derived from the square root of the variance,
    which itself is a sum of squared deviations from the mean. Squared values cannot be negative,
    so the standard deviation cannot be negative.
    Thus, the correct answer is A: Standard Deviation.


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