Mean Absolute Deviation Another measure of variation is

Chapter 3, Problem 42E

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Mean Absolute Deviation Another measure of variation is the mean absolute deviation. It is computed using the formula

\(\mathrm{MAD}=\frac{\Sigma\left|x_{i}-\bar{x}\right|}{n}\)

Compute the mean absolute deviation of the data in Problem 11 and compare the results with the sample standard deviation.

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

MAD=\frac\Sigma\|x_i-\barx|n

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QUESTION:

Mean Absolute Deviation Another measure of variation is the mean absolute deviation. It is computed using the formula

\(\mathrm{MAD}=\frac{\Sigma\left|x_{i}-\bar{x}\right|}{n}\)

Compute the mean absolute deviation of the data in Problem 11 and compare the results with the sample standard deviation.

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

MAD=\frac\Sigma\|x_i-\barx|n

ANSWER:

Solution:

Step 1 of 2:

Here, it is given the mean absolute deviation formula and it is given by

MAD=

Using this we need to obtain the mean absolute deviation of the given data.

The data given is

$2529,$1889,$2610,$1073


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