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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the MAD of the data set? {5, 12, 1, 6, 11}

OpenStudy (anonymous):

does anyone know how to do it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first, find the average of the numbers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what like add them?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

add them all then divide by however many there are, so 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then find the difference between each number and the average

OpenStudy (anonymous):

take the absolute value of all those, add them, and divide by however many there are. ta da

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7.4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is that the average

OpenStudy (anonymous):

average is 8.8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

this question is better in math

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ik but i cant get there yet so

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so then take each of the given numbers -8.8 add all of these numbers^ divide by 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can u help me i dont have my calculator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1.8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats the full answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's 3.96, full answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

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