Mean Absolute Deviation

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What does M.A.D stand for?

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Mean Absolute Deviation

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Find the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) of the data: 58, 38, 54, 48, 26, 36.

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10

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Find the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) of the data: 10, 9, 3, 8, 10.

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2

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What is the formula to calculate Mean Absolute Deviation?

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MAD = (Σ|x - mean|) / n, where x is each data point, mean is the average, and n is the number of data points.

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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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Determine the mean absolute deviation of the data: 9, 7, 11, 10, 8.

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1.2

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

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Calculate the mean of the data set.

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If the mean of a data set is 5 and the data points are 3, 7, 5, 4, what is the Mean Absolute Deviation?

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1.2

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Why is Mean Absolute Deviation important in statistics?

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It measures the dispersion of data points from the mean, indicating variability.

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What does a lower Mean Absolute Deviation indicate about a data set?

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It indicates that the data points are closer to the mean, showing less variability.