Deviation

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

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

• 79.4

• 6.48

• 32.4

• 79

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

• 9

• 6

• 1.2

• 5

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

• 43

• 20

• 10

• 12

What does M.A.D stand for?

• Mean as Dirt

• Mean Average Deviation

• Crazy

• Mean Absolute Deviation

Find the Mean Absolute Deviation: (MAD)

10, 9, 3, 8, 10.

• 3

• 5

• 1

• 2

Find the Mean Absolute Deviation:  5, 11, 2, 7, 16.  The Mean is 8.2 

• 3.2

• 2.8

• 1.2

• 4.2

What is the average distance form the mean of the numbers:
 10, 8, 5, 12, 20

• 3.4

• 4

• 11

• 5

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 rage distance between the data values and the mean

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