Lucia has been recording her grades on her Spanish quizzes. The following is a list of her grades:

74, 81, 86, 92, 74, 85, 90, 89, 78, 80

Determine the mean absolute deviation of Lucia’s Spanish quiz grades.

(1 point)
Responses

5.5
5.5

82.9
82.9

55
55

8.29

1 answer

The mean absolute deviation is calculated by finding the average of the absolute differences between each data point and the mean.

First, calculate the mean of Lucia's Spanish quiz grades:
(74 + 81 + 86 + 92 + 74 + 85 + 90 + 89 + 78 + 80) / 10 = 839 / 10 = 83.9

Next, calculate the absolute differences between each data point and the mean:
|74 - 83.9| = 9.9
|81 - 83.9| = 2.9
|86 - 83.9| = 2.1
|92 - 83.9| = 8.1
|74 - 83.9| = 9.9
|85 - 83.9| = 1.1
|90 - 83.9| = 6.1
|89 - 83.9| = 5.1
|78 - 83.9| = 5.9
|80 - 83.9| = 3.9

Now, calculate the average of these absolute differences:
(9.9 + 2.9 + 2.1 + 8.1 + 9.9 + 1.1 + 6.1 + 5.1 + 5.9 + 3.9) / 10 = 55 / 10 = 5.5

Therefore, the mean absolute deviation of Lucia's Spanish quiz grades is 5.5.

Correct response: 5.5