GRADED 4/22: Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)

Front

What is the definition of the Mean Absolute Deviation?

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A data set is the average distance between each data value and the mean.

Front

Find the Mean Absolute Deviation of the set: 56, 21, 55, 30, 34

Back

13.04

Front

Find the MAD for the following set: 65, 90, 85, 70, 70, 95, 55

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12.24

Front

What is the second step to solving for the Mean Absolute Deviation?

Back

Subtract the mean from each original data point.

Front

Find the Mean Absolute Deviation: 10, 9, 3, 8, 10. The Mean is 8

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2

Front

What is the first step in calculating Mean Absolute Deviation?

Back

Find the mean of the given data set.

Front

What does the Mean Absolute Deviation measure?

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It measures the average distance of each data point from the mean.

Front

If the Mean of a data set is 20 and the data points are 15, 25, 20, what is the Mean Absolute Deviation?

Back

5.

Front

How do you calculate the Mean Absolute Deviation?

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1. Find the mean. 2. Subtract the mean from each data point. 3. Take the absolute values. 4. Find the average of those absolute values.

Front

What is the Mean Absolute Deviation of the set: 10, 10, 10, 10?

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0.