Mean and Mean Absolute Deviation

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What is another word for average?

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mean

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What is the first step when calculating the Mean Absolute Deviation?

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Find the mean of the data

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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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What is the third step (4-5) when calculating the Mean Absolute Deviation?

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Find the mean of the distances

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What is Mean Absolute Deviation?

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The absolute value of the mean

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True or false? :The larger the Mean Absolute Deviation the more consistent the data is.

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False

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True or false?: The absolute value of a number will always be positive.

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True

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In calculating MAD, after you find the average or mean you must _____________.

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Find out the distance each number is from the mean.

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What is the mean of the data: 15, 20, 25, 17, 18?

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19

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Mean absolute deviation of the data: 15, 20, 25, 17, 18

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2.8