Exploring Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)

Find the range of the data

Calculate the mean of the data

Determine the median of the data

Identify the mode of the data

3

-3

0

6

Multiply each deviation by the mean

Divide each deviation by the mean

Take the absolute value of each deviation

Square each deviation

To find the median value

To increase the dataset size

To simplify the calculations

To eliminate negative numbers

Subtract them from the mean

Multiply them by the number of data points

Add them and divide by the number of data points

None of the above

2

5

0.5

1.5

Averaging the absolute deviations

Calculating the sum of squared deviations

Taking the square root of each deviation

Finding the product of all deviations

Central tendency

Skewness of the data

Spread from the median

Variability around the mean