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6.6.B.09 -The Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) – Exit Ticket

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Question 1

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The Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) is a measure of variability for a data set. What does a data distribution look like if its MAD equals zero? Explain.

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From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 6 Mathematics Module 6, Topic B, Lesson 9. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-6-mathemat...; accessed 03/Feb/2016.

Question 2

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Is it possible to have a negative value for the MAD of a data set?

Question 3

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Suppose that seven students have the following number of pets: 1, 1, 1, 2, 4, 4, 8The mean number of pets for these seven students is three pets. Use the following table to find the MAD number of pets for this distribution of number of pets.

Question 4

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Using the data in the question above, Explain in words what the MAD means for this data set.