no it is not possible because you have to take the square of error that is (x-X)2. the square of any number is always positive
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Improved answer:
It is not possible to have a negative standard deviation because:
SD (standard deviation) is equal to the square of V (variance).
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∙ 13y agoNo. Standard deviation is the square root of a non-negative number (the variance) and as such has to be at least zero. Please see the related links for a definition of standard deviation and some examples.
If all four numbers are the same, there is no standard deviation. The mean will be equal to all 4 numbers, resulting in a 0 standard deviation. Ex) 5,5,5,5
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The standard deviation is the standard deviation! Its calculation requires no assumption.
When you don't have the population standard deviation, but do have the sample standard deviation. The Z score will be better to do as long as it is possible to do it.
Standard deviation can never be negative.
No. Neither the standard deviation nor the variance can ever be negative.
The mean would be negative, but standard deviation is always positive.
No. Standard deviation is the square root of a non-negative number (the variance) and as such has to be at least zero. Please see the related links for a definition of standard deviation and some examples.
A negative Z-Score corresponds to a negative standard deviation, i.e. an observation that is less than the mean, when the standard deviation is normalized so that the standard deviation is zero when the mean is zero.
There is a calculation error.
No. The standard deviation is not exactly a value but rather how far a score deviates from the mean.
Yes, a standard deviation can be less than one.
Yes.
If all four numbers are the same, there is no standard deviation. The mean will be equal to all 4 numbers, resulting in a 0 standard deviation. Ex) 5,5,5,5
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Yes is possible for 4.34 to be a standard deviation for a set of numbers. The set of numbers will determine what it is, but that is a perfectly valid value.