The Sum of Squares for a Distribution of Scores Is $\sum ( X - \bar { X } ) ^ { 2 }$

question 18

Multiple Choice

The sum of squares for a distribution of scores is given by.

• A) \(\sum ( X - \bar { X } ) ^ { 2 }\)
• B) \(\sum ( X - \bar { X } )\)
• C) \(\frac { \sum X } { N }\)
• D) \(\sum ( X + \bar { X } ) ^ { 2 }\)

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