Mean Absolute Deviation Practice

Question

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Question
Leon counts the number of bugs he finds on his tomato plants each day and collects the following data: 18, 24, 15, 9, 10. The mean is 15.2. What is the final equation that he would use in determining the mean absolute deviation? Round each value to the nearest tenth.(2 points)
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Answer 1

|18 - 15.2| + |24 - 15.2| + |15 - 15.2| + |9 - 15.2| + |10 - 15.2|
= 2.8 + 8.8 + 0.2 + 6.2 + 5.2
= 23.2

Answer 2

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Answer 3

|18 - 15.2| + |24 - 15.2| + |15 - 15.2| + |9 - 15.2| + |10 - 15.2| / 5
= 2.8 + 8.8 + 0.2 + 6.2 + 5.2 / 5
= 23.2 / 5
= 4.64