Answer:
To find the average distance away from the mean, we need to first find the mean distance from the mean. To do this, we need to find the mean of the distances from the mean:
|32 - 33| = 1
|45 - 33| = 12
|23 - 33| = 10
|35 - 33| = 2
|30 - 33| = 3
Mean distance from the mean = (1 + 12 + 10 + 2 + 3) / 5 = 6. However, the question asks for the average distance away from the mean, so we need to take the absolute value of this result:
Average distance away from the mean = |6| = 6
Therefore, the answer is C) 5.6 feet.
To find the mean absolute deviation, we first need to find the deviations from the mean:
12.7 - 15.2 = -2.5
22 - 15.2 = 6.8
23.5 - 15.2 = 8.3
24 - 15.2 = 8.8
11 - 15.2 = -4.2
22 - 15.2 = 6.8
Next, we need to take the absolute value of each deviation:
|-2.5| = 2.5
|6.8| = 6.8
|8.3| = 8.3
|8.8| = 8.8
|-4.2| = 4.2
|6.8| = 6.8
The sum of these absolute deviations is:
2.5 + 6.8 + 8.3 + 8.8 + 4.2 + 6.8 = 37.4
To find the mean absolute deviation, we divide this sum by the number of data points:
Mean absolute deviation = 37.4 / 6 = 6.23
Therefore, the answer is not listed among the choices given.