Test Yourself: MAD

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

• 9
• 6
• 1.2
• 5

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.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
• a²+b²=c²

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

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

• Find the difference between each value and the mean
• Find the mean of the distances
• Find the mean of the data

Tags

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 differences
• Find the mean of the data

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

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

• 3
• 5
• 1
• 2

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

What is another word for average?

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

Find the Mean Absolute Deviation:  
5, 11, 2, 7, 16. 

• 3.2
• 2.8
• 1.2
• 4.2

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

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

• 43
• 20
• 10
• 12

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.3