Five friends recorded the number of action figures each friend has. The following is the dataset they recorded: {7,9,10,11,11}

. Which of the following correctly calculates the average deviation from the mean number of action figures?(1 point)
Responses

The average deviation from the mean is 9.6.
The average deviation from the mean is 9.6.

The average deviation from the mean is 1.28.
The average deviation from the mean is 1.28.

The average deviation from the mean is 0.16.
The average deviation from the mean is 0.16.

The average deviation from the mean is 6.4

1 answer

To calculate the average deviation from the mean for the dataset {7, 9, 10, 11, 11}, we can follow these steps:

  1. Calculate the Mean: \[ \text{Mean} = \frac{(7 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 11)}{5} = \frac{48}{5} = 9.6 \]

  2. Calculate the Deviation from the Mean for Each Value:

    • For 7: \( |7 - 9.6| = 2.6 \)
    • For 9: \( |9 - 9.6| = 0.6 \)
    • For 10: \( |10 - 9.6| = 0.4 \)
    • For 11: \( |11 - 9.6| = 1.4 \)
    • For 11: \( |11 - 9.6| = 1.4 \)
  3. Calculate the Average Deviation: Now, we take the average of the absolute deviations: \[ \text{Average Deviation} = \frac{(2.6 + 0.6 + 0.4 + 1.4 + 1.4)}{5} = \frac{6.4}{5} = 1.28 \]

Therefore, the average deviation from the mean is 1.28.

The correct response is: The average deviation from the mean is 1.28.