Absolute Mean Deviation-6th Grade

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.NS.C.7

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

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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CCSS.6.NS.C.7

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

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

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

In calculating MAD, after you find the absolute deviations you must _____________.

• Do nothing because you are done.
• Subtract them from the mean.
• Find the mean of the absolute deviations.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Calculate the Mean Absolute Deviation 156, 189, 134, 220, 138, 192

• 171.5
• 28.8
• 35
• 25

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

What information do you need to find the mean absolute deviation of a data set?

• The mean of the data set

• The range of the data set

• The absolute deviation of each data value

• The median of the data set

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

What is the mean absolute deviation of this data set?

46, 31, 44, 35, 39, 43, 33, 41

• 4

• 4.5

• 3.9

• 39

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

The mean of a data set is 6. What is the deviation of 3?

• 2

• -2

• -3

• 3

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5