Mean Absolute Deviation & Box Plots

Use the data to answer the questions below.

Age of singers: 4, 18, 5, 13, 22, 51, 35, 62, 33

Find the mean.

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Using the mean (27), find the Mean Absolute Deviation

Age of singers: 4, 18, 5, 13, 22, 51, 35, 62, 33

Round to the nearest whole number.

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Use the data to answer the questions below.

Size of shoe: 8, 7, 8.5, 6.5, 5, 11, 15, 8, 8, 7, 7.5, 6.5, 8, 14, 12.

What is the mean size of the shoes?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Using the mean (8), find the Mean Absolute Deviation

Size of shoe: 8, 7, 8.5, 6.5, 5, 11, 15, 8, 8, 7, 7.5, 6.5, 8, 14, 12.

Round to the nearest whole number.

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Use the data below for the calculations.

Average hours sleeping per weeknight: 4, 5, 8, 12, 10, 6, 7, 9, 8, 8, 6, 6, 4, 3, 9

What is the mean?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Using the mean (7), find the Mean Absolute Deviation.

Average hours sleeping per weeknight: 4, 5, 8, 12, 10, 6, 7, 9, 8, 8, 6, 6, 4, 3, 9

Round to the nearest whole number.

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Karen constructed the box-and-whisker plot below to show information about her first semester scores.

What was Karen's median test score?

• 70

• 85

• 90

• 95

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

The box-and-whisker plots shown below represent the salaries of employees at two different

companies.

What is the difference between the median salaries of the employees at the two companies?

• $0

• $500

• $1000

• $2000

Mrs. Garcia decides to organize her students’ algebra test scores into

a box plot to analyze the results, as shown below.

What is the median score of the class?

• 76

• 80

• 82

• 84

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Jerry recorded the outdoor temperature at noon on the first day of each month for one year.

He made the box-and-whisker plot below to display his data.

What is the range of temperatures?

• 40

• 55

• 70

• 95

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1