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Question

Variance - Is variance mean deviation?

Answer

The average dispersion of all data points relative to the set's mean is called its mean deviation. To contrast, variance is only the sum of squared differences from the mean. Variance takes into account the square of these deviations, whereas both notions pertain to the extent to which data points depart from the mean.