Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)

What is Mean Absolute Deviation?

• The mean of the data
• The absolute value of the mean
• The variation of data values around the mode
• The rage distance between the data values and the mean

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

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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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

Find the MAD:
58, 38, 54, 48, 26, 36

• 43
• 20
• 10
• 12

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Calculate the M.A.D. of the data 38, 66, 88, 90

• 70.5
• 20.5
• 18.5
• 25

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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

• 3
• 5
• 1
• 2

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

What is the MAD of this data set?
6, 7, 2, 1, 5, 2, 1, 6

• 2.25
• 2.5
• 3
• 3.8

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5