Mean Absolute Deviation

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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)?
Back
Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) is a measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points. It represents the average distance between each data point and the mean of the data set.
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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the first step in calculating the Mean Absolute Deviation?
Back
The first step is to find the mean of the data.
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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the second step in calculating the Mean Absolute Deviation?
Back
The second step is to find the distance each value is from the mean.
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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the third step in calculating the Mean Absolute Deviation?
Back
The third step is to find the mean of the distances.
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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do you calculate the mean of a data set?
Back
To calculate the mean, add all the numbers in the data set together and then divide by the total number of values.
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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the formula for Mean Absolute Deviation?
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MAD = (Σ |x_i - mean|) / N, where x_i represents each data point, mean is the average of the data, and N is the number of data points.
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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Find the MAD for the following set: 85, 90, 68, 75, 79.
Back
The MAD is 6.48.
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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
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