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Mean Absolute Deviation

Mean Absolute Deviation. Unit 2, Day 5. Definition:. Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD): A measure of how much a data set varies Have we seen another way to measure how much a data set varies?. RANGE!. Steps for calculating the MAD:. Find the mean of the data.

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Mean Absolute Deviation

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  1. Mean Absolute Deviation Unit 2, Day 5

  2. Definition: Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD): A measure of how much a data set varies Have we seen another way to measure how much a data set varies? RANGE!

  3. Steps for calculating the MAD: • Find the mean of the data. • Find the absolute deviations from the mean for each data value. *What does that mean? • Find the mean of the deviations.

  4. In the data set below, what is the mean absolute deviation? 1, 6, 8, 5, 5, 1, 2

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