WorksheetsM.A.D.
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the first step in finding mean absolute deviation?
a)
Subtract the data
b)
Add the data
c)
Multiply the data
d)
Divide the data
2.
What is the second step in finding mean absolute deviation?
a)
Subtract the data
b)
Add the data
c)
Divide by the number of data pieces
d)
Multiply the data
3.
What is the third step in finding mean absolute deviation?
a)
Subtract the mean from each piece of data
b)
Add each piece of data to the mean
c)
Divide by the number of data pieces
d)
Multiply the data by the mean
4.
What is the fourth step in finding mean absolute deviation?
a)
Stand up and clap your hands
b)
Subtract the absolute value of each difference
c)
Multiply the absolute value of each difference
d)
Add the absolute value of each difference
5.
And what is the last step in finding mean absolute deviation?
a)
Multiply by the number of data pieces
b)
Do 4 jumping jacks
c)
Divide the sum by the number of data pieces
d)
Stand up, rotate yourself clockwise 360 degrees
6.
Find the mean absolute deviation of the following (to the nearest tenth):
25, 42, 17, 37, 31
25, 42, 17, 37, 31
a)
30.4
b)
37.6
c)
7.5
d)
152
7.
What is Mean Absolute Deviation?
a)
The mean of the data
b)
The absolute value of the mean
c)
The variation of data values around the mode
d)
The rage distance between the data values and the mean
8.
True or false?:The absolute value of a number will always be positive.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
In calculating MAD, after you find the average or mean you must _____________.
a)
do nothing because you're done
b)
Find out the distance each number is from the mean.
c)
Find the distance each number is from zero.
10.
Determine the mean absolute deviation of the data. 9, 7, 11, 10, and 8
a)
9
b)
6
c)
1.2
d)
5
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