Mean Absolute Deviation

Find the MAD for the following set: 85, 90, 68, 75, 79

Round to the nearest hundredths place.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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 average distance between the data values and the mean

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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(average) of the data numbers

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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.SP.B.5C

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.5C

What is another word for average?

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Range

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

Find the Mean Absolute Deviation: (MAD)

10, 9, 3, 8, 10.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

What conclusion can Ms. Long make about the performance of her first- and second-period classes?

HINT: Find the mean for each class

• The second-period class scores had a higher mean than the first-period class scores.
• The first-period class scores had a higher mean(average) than the second-period class scores.

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CCSS.7.SP.B.4

What does M.A.D stand for? (a)  

• Mean as Dirt
• Mean Average Deviation
• Crazy
• Mean Absolute Deviation

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C