Question

Jason plays on the Riverdale Middle

School basketball team. The table shows
the number of points he scored in his
last 6 games.
Game Number
Points Scored
1
20
2
12
3
23
4
8
5
17
6
16
In which game did Jason's score have
the greatest absolute deviation from
the mean?
4.

Answer 1

23

Explanation:

First find the mean. 20 + 12 + 23 + 8 + 17 + 16 = 96 / 6 = 16

Take the highest number and subtract the mean 23 - 16 = 7

Do the same with the lowest 13 - 8 = 5

23 has a distance of 7 from the mean so it will have the greatest absolute deviation.