Mean Absolute Deviation Practice

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What does M.A.D stand for?

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Mean Absolute Deviation

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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

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Find the mean of the given data set

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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

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Subtract the mean from each original data point

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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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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CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

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Calculate the Mean Absolute Deviation for the following set: 58, 38, 54, 48, 26, 36

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10

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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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 data point and n is the number of data points.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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If the mean of a data set is 50 and the data points are 40, 60, 50, what is the absolute deviation for each point?

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|40 - 50| = 10, |60 - 50| = 10, |50 - 50| = 0.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What is the relationship between Mean and Mean Absolute Deviation?

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The Mean is the average of a data set, while the Mean Absolute Deviation measures the average distance of each data point from the Mean.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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Why is Mean Absolute Deviation important in statistics?

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It provides a measure of variability or dispersion in a data set.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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How does the Mean Absolute Deviation differ from standard deviation?

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MAD uses absolute values, while standard deviation squares the deviations.