Question

Two data sets and their mean absolute deviations are shown.

Study the plots of each data set, and then use the drop-down menus to answer the questions below.

Answer 1

Explanation:

you don't have the option to what the drop downs say so I'm giving my best guess as to what they all say based on context.

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Data Set B has distant outliers, so it has a lower MAD.

The smaller MAD of Data Set A suggests that most of the data is less than the mean that is in Data Set B

However, most of the data in Data Set A is (unknown) spread out from the mean than in Data Set B

Therefore, MAD is not reliable when there is an outlier.

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I am unsure if these fit the answers the drop-downs give but they make the most sense given the context.