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Why use standard deviation and not average deviation?
Because the average deviation will always be zero.
Is it true that the standard deviation can equal zero in a data set?
The standard deviation is a measure of how much variation there is in a data set. It can be zero only if all the values are exactly the same - no variation.
What would it mean if a standard deviation was calculated to equal 0?
A standard deviation of zero means that all the data points are the same value.
What is the difference between a general normal curve and a standard normal curve?
A standard normal distribution has a mean of zero and a standard deviation of 1. A normal distribution can have any real number as a mean and the standard deviation must be greater than zero.
Can standard deviation equal zero?
Standard deviation can only be zero if all the data points in your set are equal. If all data points are equal, there is no deviation. For example, if all the participants in a survey coincidentally were all 30 years old, then the value of age would be 30 with no deviation. Thus, there would also be no standard deviation.A data set of one point (small sample) will always have a standard deviation of zero, because the one value doesn't deviate from itself at all.!
