Calculating Mean Absolute Deviation

What does 'mean' refer to in the context of Mean Absolute Deviation?

• A type of average

• The middle value in a data set

• The most frequent value

• The largest value in a data set

What does 'deviate' mean in everyday language?

• To follow the usual path

• To turn away from the usual path

• To stop moving

• To accelerate

How do you start calculating the Mean Absolute Deviation?

• By determining the range of the data

• By drawing a dot plot

• By calculating the median

• By finding the mean of the data

What is the purpose of a dot plot in calculating MAD?

• To find outliers in the data

• To determine the mode

• To calculate the mean directly

• To visualize data distribution

What does the 'absolute' in Mean Absolute Deviation signify?

• The values are squared

• The values are cubed

• The values are taken as positive

• The values are divided by two

How is the Mean Absolute Deviation calculated after finding distances from the mean?

• By multiplying the distances

• By finding the median of the distances

• By averaging the distances

• By summing the distances

What does a lower Mean Absolute Deviation indicate about a dataset?

• Lower consistency

• No variability

• Higher variability

• Higher consistency

Which measure helps to distinguish between two datasets in terms of consistency?

• Mean Absolute Deviation

• Mode

• Median

• Mean

What can be concluded if a pitcher has a lower Mean Absolute Deviation in runs allowed?

• They play fewer games

• They are more consistent

• They allow more runs

• They are less consistent

How does the Mean Absolute Deviation help in comparing performances?

• It measures consistency of performance

• It indicates average performance

• It shows the highest performance

• It calculates total performance