Can a sample have a standard deviation of zero?

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2022-01-30

Can a sample have a standard deviation of zero?

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Georgia Ingram

Georgia Ingram

Beginner2022-01-31Added 11 answers

Explanation:
It is feasible, but (in my opinion) only if a sample is made up of identical data.
Let's use the following set of data as an example: 5; 5; 5; 5; 5; 5; 5; 5.
The set consists of 10 fives.
So let's

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search633504

Beginner2022-02-01Added 16 answers

The sample standard deviation will be 0 if the sample's values are all the same.

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