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Mathematics

Variance as a Measure of Spread

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Variance can be zero if all data points are identical, showing no spread at all.

Why this is interesting

Imagine two classes with the same average score. One class has scores all clustered around the mean, while the other varies widely—how would you know which is more consistent?