GRADED 4/22: Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)

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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.

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

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13.04

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

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12.24

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

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2

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What is the first step in calculating Mean Absolute Deviation?

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Find the mean of the given data set.

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What does the Mean Absolute Deviation measure?

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

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

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5.

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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.

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

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0.

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