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Mean Absolute Deviation

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Which of the following is true concerning the mean absolute deviation of a set of data?

It describes the average distance between each data value and the mean.

A

It describes the variation of the data values around the median.

B

It describes the absolute value of the mean.

C

It describes the variation of the data values around the mode.

D
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Which of the following has the greater MAD?

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Which of the following has the smallest MAD?

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Calculate the mean absolute deviation of the values below, by answering each question.

$2$2, $8$8, $6$6, $3$3, $10$10, $15$15, $6$6 and $6$6.

State your answer to 2 decimal places if necessary.

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11.SP.S.1

Measure of dispersion; mean deviation, variance and standard deviation of ungrouped/grouped data. Analysis of frequency distributions with equal means but different variances.

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