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OpenStudy (k12awesomeness):

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OpenStudy (k12awesomeness):

@kaleb_m95 @welshfella @flower2468

OpenStudy (welshfella):

can you work out the mean first mean = total of the numbers / 5 (5 because there is 5 numbers in the list)

OpenStudy (welshfella):

what do you get for the mean?

OpenStudy (k12awesomeness):

I did that and got 30

OpenStudy (kaleb_m95):

its b http://www.alcula.com/calculators/statistics/mean-absolute-deviation/ type the info in to this website and it will help you find the answer

OpenStudy (welshfella):

Ok now you work out the differences from the mean 30 - 20 = 10 30 - 25 = 5 30 - 30 = 0 can you do the last 2?

OpenStudy (k12awesomeness):

what 30-45 and 30-30 ?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

yes

OpenStudy (benlindquist):

30 - 45 and 30 - 30 =

OpenStudy (welshfella):

but as its an mean absolute deviation any negative value becomes positive

OpenStudy (welshfella):

so 30-45 comes out to 15

OpenStudy (k12awesomeness):

30-45 = -15

OpenStudy (daniel2raw):

not negative

OpenStudy (k12awesomeness):

okay, then just 15

OpenStudy (benlindquist):

yes

OpenStudy (k12awesomeness):

now what?

OpenStudy (benlindquist):

do the next one

OpenStudy (benlindquist):

30 -30

OpenStudy (welshfella):

when you have completed the 5 calculations you add them up dividing this total by then gives the MAD

OpenStudy (benlindquist):

=

OpenStudy (k12awesomeness):

0

OpenStudy (benlindquist):

ok

OpenStudy (welshfella):

* by 5

OpenStudy (k12awesomeness):

huh?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

10 + 5 + 0 + 0 + 15 = ?

OpenStudy (k12awesomeness):

it equals 30

OpenStudy (welshfella):

ok now finally divide this by 5 and you have the MAD

OpenStudy (k12awesomeness):

30/5 = 6

OpenStudy (benlindquist):

ok

OpenStudy (welshfella):

right

OpenStudy (k12awesomeness):

thx!

OpenStudy (benlindquist):

yw

OpenStudy (welshfella):

the MAD gives a measure of the spread of the numbers over the mean.

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