Mean absolute deviation (MAD)
Find the mean. Then find how far each value is from the mean and take the mean of those distances.
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Find the mean absolute deviation (MAD) of the data: 5, 6, 10, 3.
Answer: 2
Find the mean absolute deviation (MAD) of the data: 1, 3, 1, 3.
Answer: 1
Find the mean absolute deviation (MAD) of the data: 4, 10, 9, 1.
Answer: 3.5
Tip: Find the mean. Then find how far each value is from the mean and take the mean of those distances.
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