
Exploring Mean Absolute Deviation in Statistics

Interactive Video
•
Mathematics
•
6th - 8th Grade
•
Hard
+2
Standards-aligned

Liam Anderson
FREE Resource
Standards-aligned
Read more
10 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does MAD stand for in statistics?
Mean Aligned Deviation
Mean Absolute Deviation
Median Aligned Data
Mode Absolute Difference
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the first step in calculating the Mean Absolute Deviation?
Find the mean of the data set
Divide the sum of data by the number of data points
Average the absolute deviations
Subtract each value from the mean
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you handle negative differences when calculating MAD?
Square the differences
Sum them as they are
Ignore them
Take the absolute value
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the provided example, what was the mean of data set A?
7
10
6
8
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the MAD of data set A?
8
7
6
5
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which data set had a MAD of 2?
None of the above
Data Set C
Data Set B
Data Set A
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does a MAD of 0 indicate about a data set?
Error in calculation
No variability
High variability
Data set cannot be calculated
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Wayground
11 questions
Exploring Mean Absolute Deviation Concepts

Interactive video
•
6th - 8th Grade
11 questions
Mean Absolute Deviation Concepts

Interactive video
•
6th - 8th Grade
11 questions
Exploring Mean Absolute Deviation

Interactive video
•
6th - 8th Grade
11 questions
Calculating Mean Absolute Deviation

Interactive video
•
6th - 8th Grade
10 questions
Comparing Measures of Center and Variability

Interactive video
•
6th - 7th Grade
11 questions
Mean Absolute Deviation in Data Sets

Interactive video
•
6th - 8th Grade
8 questions
Understanding Statistical Concepts and Inequalities

Interactive video
•
6th - 8th Grade
11 questions
Exploring Mean Absolute Deviation

Interactive video
•
6th - 8th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
50 questions
Trivia 7/25

Quiz
•
12th Grade
11 questions
Standard Response Protocol

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
11 questions
Negative Exponents

Quiz
•
7th - 8th Grade
12 questions
Exponent Expressions

Quiz
•
6th Grade
4 questions
Exit Ticket 7/29

Quiz
•
8th Grade
20 questions
Subject-Verb Agreement

Quiz
•
9th Grade
20 questions
One Step Equations All Operations

Quiz
•
6th - 7th Grade
18 questions
"A Quilt of a Country"

Quiz
•
9th Grade
Discover more resources for Mathematics
11 questions
Negative Exponents

Quiz
•
7th - 8th Grade
12 questions
Exponent Expressions

Quiz
•
6th Grade
4 questions
Exit Ticket 7/29

Quiz
•
8th Grade
20 questions
One Step Equations All Operations

Quiz
•
6th - 7th Grade
15 questions
Decimal Operations

Quiz
•
6th Grade
10 questions
Plotting Points on the Coordinate Plane

Quiz
•
7th - 8th Grade