Question

How does the mean absolute deviation (MAD) of the data in set 1 compare to the mean absolute deviation of the data in set 2?

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Set 1: 12, 8, 10, 50
Set 2: 13, 9, 8
The MAD of set 1 is 13 less than the MAD of set 2.
The MAD of set 1 is 13 more than the MAD of set 2.
The MAD of set 1 is 2 more than the MAD of set 2.
The MAD of set 1 is 2 less than the MAD of set 2.

Answer 1

MAD of Set 1 is 13 more than the MAD of Set 2

Explanation:

To find the mean absolute deviation of the data, start by finding the mean of the data set.

Find the sum of the data values, and divide the sum by the number of data values.

Find the absolute value of the difference between each data value and the mean: |data value – mean|.