Question

Two volleyball teams played 5 matches each. The number of points they scored is shown below:



Which team has the greater MAD, and what does this tell you?

(1 point)
Responses

Team B; their scores are more spread out
Team B; their scores are more spread out

Team A; their scores are more consistent
Team A; their scores are more consistent

Both teams have the same MAD
Both teams have the same MAD

Team A; their scores are more spread out

Answer 1

To determine which team has the greater Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD), we need to first calculate the MAD for each team's points.

MAD is calculated by taking the average of the absolute deviations from the mean score.

1. **Calculate the Mean** for each team.
2. **Find the absolute deviations** from the mean.
3. **Calculate the MAD** as the average of those absolute deviations.

Since you haven't provided the actual scores for the two teams, I can't perform the calculations here. However, in your question, the options indicate that Team A could either be more consistent (lower MAD) or has greater spread (higher MAD), while Team B has the opposite characteristics.

If Team B has the greater MAD, it tells you that their scores are more spread out, indicating less consistency. Conversely, if Team A has greater MAD, it suggests their scores are more varied.

Please provide the scores for the two teams so I can help you calculate the MAD more accurately.