Question

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! What is the mean absolute deviation (MAD) of the data set?

{5, 9, 9, 11, 16}

Answer 1

Answer: 2.8

Explanation:

The mean of the data set it 10. Then find the difference between the mean and each data value. |10-5|=5 do this for all of them. You get 5,1,1,1,6. Now find the mean of the these new data value. 5+1+1+1+6=14 14/5=2.8