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: 5, 11, 2, 7, 16. The Mean is 8.2

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4.2

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

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2

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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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What is another word for average?

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Mean

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How do you calculate the Mean Absolute Deviation?

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1. Find the mean of the data set. 2. Subtract the mean from each data point and take the absolute value. 3. Find the average of those absolute values.

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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, mean is the average, and n is the number of data points.

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If the data set is 4, 8, 6, 5, what is the mean?

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5.75

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What is the absolute value of -7?

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7

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In a data set, if all values are the same, what is the Mean Absolute Deviation?

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0