Question

What is Mean Absolute Deviation?
The absolute value of the mean
The mean of the data
The rage distance between the data values and the mean
The variation of data values around the mode

Answer 1

Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) is defined as the average of the absolute differences between each data value and the mean of the dataset. It provides a measure of the dispersion or spread of the data points around the mean.

So, out of the options given, the closest description is:

**The range distance between the data values and the mean**.

However, it's important to clarify that it's not about "range" but rather the average of those distances (absolute differences).