MAD

MAD

Introduction to Mean Absolute Deviation

Multiple Choice

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

• Find the distance each value is from the mean
• Find the mean of the distances
• Find the mean of the data

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What is the second step when calculating the Mean Absolute Deviation?

• Find the distance each value is from the mean
• Find the mean of the distances
• Find the mean of the data

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What is the third step when calculating the Mean Absolute Deviation?

• Find the distance each value is from the mean
• Find the mean of the distances
• Find the mean of the data

Multiple Choice

What is another word for average?

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range

Multiple Choice

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

• 3

• 5

• 1

• 2

Multiple Choice

Find the Mean Absolute Deviation: 5, 11, 2, 7, 15

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Multiple Choice

Find the MAD:

60, 40, 54, 48, 28, 40

• 45

• 12

• 9

• 6

• 42

Multiple Choice

Find the Mean Absolute Deviation: (MAD)

10, 9, 3, 8, 10.

• 3

• 5

• 1

• 2

Multiple Choice

Which mean absolute deviation shows that the data is more consistent (symmetric)? 4.2 or 8.5?

• 4.2

• 8.5

Multiple Choice

True or false? :The larger the Mean Absolute Deviation the more consistent the data is.

• True
• False