Getting the M.A.D.

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.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

Which of the following is true concerning the mean absolute deviation of a set of data? 

• It describes the variation of the data values around the median.
• It describes the absolute value of the mean. 
• It describes the average distance between each data value and the mean.
• It describes the variation of the data values around the mode.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

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

• 9
• 6
• 1.2
• 5

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5