Mean Absolute Deviation

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What is Mean Absolute Deviation?

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The range distance between the data values and the mean

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What is the first step when calculating the Mean Absolute Deviation? Options: Find the distance each value is from the mean, Find the mean of the distances, Find the mean of the data

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Find the mean of the data

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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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 when calculating the Mean Absolute Deviation?

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Find the mean of the distances

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

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2

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Find the Mean Absolute Deviation: 5, 11, 2, 7, 16. The Mean is 8.2

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4.2

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Average

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Mean

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Which mean absolute deviation would have a greater variability or spread? 4.2 or 8.5?

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8.5

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Which mean absolute deviation would be more consistent? 4.2 or 8.5?

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4.2

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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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