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Finding MAD
Finding Mean
More MAD...
Median, Mode, Range
Which one would I use?
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What does each letter of MAD stand for?
Mean Absolute Deviation
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Find the Mean. 35, 56, 34, 44, 52, 12, 34, 45
Mean = 39
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Find the Mean Absolute Deviation of the set: 10, 5, 7, 14, 19, 32, 25

8

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Find the Median, Mode, & Range. 35, 56, 34, 44, 52, 12, 34, 45
Median = 39.5 Mode = 34 Range = 44
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You want to find the average height of a basketball team. Which central tendency would you use?
Mean
200
Find the MAD: 10, 7 , 13, 10, 8
1.68 / 1.7
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Find the Mean. 24, 34, 32, 16, 45, 38, 28
Mean = 31
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Find the Mean Absolute Deviation of the set: 56, 21, 55, 30, 34

13.04

200
Find the Median, Mode, & Range. 24, 34, 32, 16, 45, 38, 28
Median = 32 Mode = No Range = 29
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To determine the difference between the smallest and biggest person on a basketball team. Which central tendency would you use?
Range
300
Find the MAD: 110, 114, 104, 108, 106
2.88 / 2.9
300
Define: Mean
Average
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Find the Mean Absolute Deviation of the set: 12, 25, 7, 14, 11, 30

7.3

300
Find the Median, Mode, & Range. 86, 24, 65, 65, 24, 24
Median = 44.5 Mode = 24 Range = 62
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You have a range of answers from a particular survey. You are trying to figure out the middle of the data. Which central tendency would you use?
Median
400
Define: MAD
The average distance each data point is away from the MEAN
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Find the Mean. 86, 24, 65, 65, 24, 24
Mean = 48
400

What is Mean Absolute Deviation?






The average distance between the data values and the mean

400
Find the Median, Mode, & Range. 32, 23, 22, 33, 33, 23, 32, 23, 22
Median = 23 Mode = 23 Range = 11
400
You survey a group of people asking them what their favorite food is. Which central tendency would you use to determine the most popular food?
Mode
500
Find the MAD: 15, 17, 15, 17, 21, 17, 15, 23, 20, 18
2.16 / 2.2
500
Find the Mean. 32, 23, 22, 33, 33, 23, 32, 23, 22
Mean = 27
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Give me an example for why you would use : MAD
Answers will Vary
500
Define: Median Mode & Range
Median : Middle Number Mode: Appears the most Range: The distance the data set covers
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You are trying to figure out how close together a certain set of data is, Which central tendency would you use?
MAD