Question

The following data points represent the yearly salaries of high school cheerleading coaches in Dakota county (in thousands of dollars). 41 38 36 57 43

Answer 1

43 thousand dollars

Answer 2

5.6 thousand

Explanation:

To find the mean absolute deviation (MAD), first find the mean (or average).

μ = (41 + 38 + 36 + 57 + 43) / 5

μ = 43

Next, subtract the mean from each value and take the absolute value.

|41 − 43| = 2

|38 − 43| = 5

|36 − 43| = 7

|57 − 43| = 14

|43 − 43| = 0

Sum the results and divide by the number of animals.

MAD = (2 + 5 + 7 + 14 + 0) / 5

MAD = 5.6