Mean Absolute Deviation vs Standard Deviation
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is typically paired with the mean to describe data sets in basic statistics?
Standard Deviation
Mean Absolute Deviation
Interquartile Range
Range
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you calculate the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)?
Find the median of the data set
Add the absolute differences and divide by the number of data points
Subtract the smallest value from the largest value
Add the squared differences and divide by the number of data points
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the first step in calculating the Standard Deviation?
Take the square root of the mean
Find the distance from the mean
Square the differences from the mean
Find the median of the data set
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is the Standard Deviation usually higher than the MAD?
Because it uses the median instead of the mean
Because it squares the differences from the mean
Because it uses a larger data set
Because it is calculated using the interquartile range
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of taking the square root in the Standard Deviation calculation?
To find the median of the squared differences
To convert tons squared back to tons
To simplify the calculation
To adjust for negative distances
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