What are some potential pitfalls or challenges when working with negative numbers in array grouping?

When working with negative numbers in array grouping, one potential pitfall is incorrectly calculating the sum or average due to negative values affecting the total. To solve this, you can use absolute values when performing calculations to ensure accurate results. 

// Example of grouping an array of negative numbers with absolute values
$numbers = [-5, -10, -15, -20];

// Calculate sum with absolute values
$sum = array_sum(array_map('abs', $numbers));
echo "Sum: " . $sum . "\n";

// Calculate average with absolute values
$average = array_sum(array_map('abs', $numbers)) / count($numbers);
echo "Average: " . $average . "\n";

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