Under what circumstances is the computational formula preferred over the definitional formula when computing SS, the sum

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Under what circumstances is the computational formula preferred over the definitional formula when computing SS, the sum of the squared deviations, for a sample?

a. When the sample mean is a whole number

b. When the sample mean is not a whole number

c. When the sample variance is a whole number

d. When the sample variance is not a whole number

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Essentials Of Statistics For The Behavioral Sciences

ISBN: 9781337098120

9th Edition

Authors: Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau, Lori Ann B. Forzano

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