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Mathematics

Total Variance

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Total variance is often called the 'total sum of squares' and is the starting point for measuring how much of the variation can be explained by a model.

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Imagine you have a set of exam scores, and you want to know how much students' performance varies overall. How do you capture that total spread in a single number?