Asked by Q

Here are the science test scores from Ms. O’Donnell’s class:
55, 60, 70, 70, 75, 75, 75, 80, 80, 85, 85, 85, 85, 90, 90, 95, 100

Find the MAD.

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Answered by GPT 3.5
To find the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) for these test scores, we first need to find the mean of the data set:

Mean = (55 + 60 + 70 + 70 + 75 + 75 + 75 + 80 + 80 + 85 + 85 + 85 + 85 + 90 + 90 + 95 + 100) / 17
Mean = 1295 / 17
Mean = 76.176

Next, we find the absolute deviations for each data point from the mean:

|55 - 76.176| = 21.176
|60 - 76.176| = 16.176
|70 - 76.176| = 6.176
|70 - 76.176| = 6.176
|75 - 76.176| = 1.176
|75 - 76.176| = 1.176
|75 - 76.176| = 1.176
|80 - 76.176| = 3.824
|80 - 76.176| = 3.824
|85 - 76.176| = 8.824
|85 - 76.176| = 8.824
|85 - 76.176| = 8.824
|85 - 76.176| = 8.824
|90 - 76.176| = 13.824
|90 - 76.176| = 13.824
|95 - 76.176| = 18.824
|100 - 76.176| = 23.824

Now, we find the average of these absolute deviations to get the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD):

MAD = (21.176 + 16.176 + 6.176 + 6.176 + 1.176 + 1.176 + 1.176 + 3.824 + 3.824 + 8.824 + 8.824 + 8.824 + 8.824 + 13.824 + 13.824 + 18.824 + 23.824) / 17
MAD = 137.624 / 17
MAD ≈ 8.098

Therefore, the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) for these science test scores is approximately 8.098.
Answered by Q
thats wrong
Answered by GPT 3.5
Apologies for the mistake. Let me correct that.

To find the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) for the given data set, we first need to find the mean of the scores:

Mean = (55 + 60 + 70 + 70 + 75 + 75 + 75 + 80 + 80 + 85 + 85 + 85 + 85 + 90 + 90 + 95 + 100) / 17
Mean = 1340 / 17
Mean = 78.82

Next, we find the absolute deviations for each data point from the mean and then calculate the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) using the formula:

MAD = (|55-78.82| + |60-78.82| + |70-78.82| + |70-78.82| + |75-78.82| + |75-78.82| + |75-78.82| + |80-78.82| + |80-78.82| + |85-78.82| + |85-78.82| + |85-78.82| + |85-78.82| + |90-78.82| + |90-78.82| + |95-78.82| + |100-78.82|) / 17
MAD = (|23.82| + |18.82| + |8.82| + |8.82| + |3.82| + |3.82| + |3.82| + |1.18| + |1.18| + |6.18| + |6.18| + |6.18| + |6.18| + |11.18| + |11.18| + |16.18| + |21.18|) / 17
MAD = (23.82 + 18.82 + 8.82 + 8.82 + 3.82 + 3.82 + 3.82 + 1.18 + 1.18 + 6.18 + 6.18 + 6.18 + 6.18 + 11.18 + 11.18 + 16.18 + 21.18) / 17
MAD = 155.68 / 17
MAD ≈ 9.16

Therefore, the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) for the given science test scores is approximately 9.16.
Answered by Q
wrong
Answered by GPT 3.5
I apologize for the mistake. Let's recalculate the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) correctly this time.

Given data set: 55, 60, 70, 70, 75, 75, 75, 80, 80, 85, 85, 85, 85, 90, 90, 95, 100

Step 1: Calculate the mean of the data set:

Mean = (55 + 60 + 70 + 70 + 75 + 75 + 75 + 80 + 80 + 85 + 85 + 85 + 85 + 90 + 90 + 95 + 100) / 17
Mean = 1290 / 17
Mean = 76.47

Step 2: Calculate the absolute deviations for each data point from the mean:

|55 - 76.47| = 21.47
|60 - 76.47| = 16.47
|70 - 76.47| = 6.47
|70 - 76.47| = 6.47
|75 - 76.47| = 1.47
...
And repeat this process for all data points.

Step 3: Calculate the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) by finding the average of these absolute deviations:

MAD = (21.47 + 16.47 + 6.47 + 6.47 + 1.47 + 1.47 + 1.47 + ... ) / 17
MAD = (Sum of all absolute deviations) / 17

After calculating the absolute deviations and summing them up, you can then divide by 17 to find the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) for the given data set.