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OpenStudy (lcnettech):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The average distance of all data values from the mean describes your mean absolute deviation.

OpenStudy (lcnettech):

what does mean absolute deviation mean?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Whilst the other part of each answer describes the interquartile range.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Mean absolute deviation means the average of the distance of each number from the mean. so if you had the numbers 1, 3 and 5 what would be the mean?

OpenStudy (lcnettech):

3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the distance between 1 and 3. The distance between 3 and 3, and the distance between 5 and 3?

OpenStudy (lcnettech):

2 . 0 . 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Perfect. Now, what is the mean of that data set you've just created?

OpenStudy (lcnettech):

2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No, it would be 4/3. In decimal form = 1.33333 continuing

OpenStudy (lcnettech):

oh ok thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No problem

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