Question

Use the dot plot to answer the question. A dot plot going from 1 to 8. 1 dot is above 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8. What is the absolute deviation for the data point at 1 if the mean is 5?

a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3

Answer 1

The absolute deviation for the data point at 1, given that the mean is 5, is 4.

Step-by-step explanation:

The dot plot shows that there is one dot above the data point of 1, which means that there is one data value that is equal to 1. The mean of the data set is 5. To find the absolute deviation for the data point at 1, we subtract the mean from the data point and take the absolute value.

Absolute Deviation = |1 - 5| = 4

Therefore, the absolute deviation for the data point at 1 is 4. Option d) 4 is the correct answer.