
Mean Absolute Deviation

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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is Mean Absolute Deviation?
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Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) is a measure of how spread out the values in a data set are, calculated by finding the average of the absolute differences from the mean.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the first step in calculating Mean Absolute Deviation?
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The first step is to find the mean (average) of the data set.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the second step when calculating the Mean Absolute Deviation?
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Find the distance each value is from the mean.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is another word for average?
Back
Mean.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What does 'absolute' mean in Mean Absolute Deviation?
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'Absolute' means the distance is always positive, regardless of whether the value is above or below the mean.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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How do you find the mean of a data set?
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Add all the numbers together and divide by the total count of numbers.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the formula for Mean Absolute Deviation?
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MAD = (Σ |x - mean|) / n, where x is each value, mean is the average, and n is the number of values.
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