Question

A data set contains the values 1, 2, 5, 5, and 7.

The table shows the distance between each value and the mean of 4.
Data value
Distance between
value and mean
1
3
2
2.
5
1
5
1
7
3
Sum of distances 10
What is the mean absolute deviation (MAD) of the data set?

Answer 1

2, The MAD is the MEAN STANDARD DEVIATION meaning it is the average of all the numbers distances away from the MEAN. you just add up all the distances and divide by how many there are.