Question

The following dataset is a list of the number of siblings for 10 children at a playground. Describe the spread of the dataset using the mean absolute deviation.%0D%0A%0D%0ANumber of siblings = {0,0,1,1,1,1,1,2,3,5}%0D%0A%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AThe mean absolute deviation is 1.1. On average, the number of siblings each child has is about 1.1 siblings from the mean.%0D%0AThe mean absolute deviation is 1.1. On average, the number of siblings each child has is about 1.1 siblings from the mean.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe mean absolute deviation is 1.5. On average, the children at the playground have 1.5 siblings.%0D%0AThe mean absolute deviation is 1.5. On average, the children at the playground have 1.5 siblings.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe mean absolute deviation is 1.5. On average, the number of siblings each child has is about 1.5 siblings from the mean.%0D%0AThe mean absolute deviation is 1.5. On average, the number of siblings each child has is about 1.5 siblings from the mean.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe mean absolute deviation is 1.1. The number of siblings each child has is within 1.1 siblings from the mean.

Answer 1

The mean absolute deviation for the dataset {0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5} is 1.1. This means that, on average, the number of siblings each child has is about 1.1 siblings away from the mean number of siblings for the group of children. This suggests that the spread of the dataset is relatively close to the mean, with most of the values being within 1 to 2 siblings from the average number of siblings.