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Use the table to find each deviation from  \nthe mean. Remember: Steps: (1) Find the mean. (2) Find each value’s distance from the mean: |x − mean| . (3) Find the average of those distances → MAD. A smaller MAD means data is more consistent.  \nProblem 1: Points scored by a player in 5 basketball games  \nData: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50  \nMean =    \nMAD =  \n______________  \n\n| Value | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| |x − mean| |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nProblem 2: Hours of outdoor activities per day at camp for 5 days  \nData: 5, 15, 25, 35, 45  \nMean =    \nMAD =  \n______________  \n\n| Value | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| |x − mean| |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nProblem 3: Number of assists per basketball game for 5 games  \nData: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20  \nMean =    \nMAD =    \n\n| Value | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| |x − mean| |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nProblem 4: Miles biked by a camper each day for 5 days  \nData: 30, 35, 40, 45, 50  \nMean =    \nMAD =  \n______________  \n\n| Value | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| |x − mean| |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \nProblem 5: Free throws made per practice for 6 sessions  \nData: 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55  \nMean =    \n| Value | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| |x − mean| |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nMAD =    \nProblem 6: Cabin cleanliness scores for 5 weeks  \nData: 10, 30, 50, 70, 90  \nMean =    \nMAD =  \n______________  \n\n| Value | 10 | 30 | 50 | 70 | 90 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| |x − mean| |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nProblem 7: Points scored per quarter in a basketball game  \nData: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25  \nMean =  \nMAD =  \n\n| Value | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| |x − mean| |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nProblem 8—Challenge  \nA player tracked points per game over 6 games  \n______________  \n______________  \nData:  \n2, 8, 14, 20, 26, 32  \nMean =  \n______________  \nMAD =  \n______________  \n\n| Value | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 32 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| |x − mean| |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \nANSWER KEY  \n1.) P1 . Mean = 30 Deviations: 20, 10, 0, 10, 20 MAD = 12  \n2.) P2 . Mean = 25 Deviations: 20, 10, 0, 10, 20 MAD = 12  \n3.) P3 . Mean = 10 Deviations: 10, 5, 0, 5, 10 MAD = 6  \n4.) P4 . Mean = 40 Deviations: 10, 5, 0, 5, 10 MAD = 6  \n5.) P5 . Mean = 30 Deviations: 25, 15, 5, 5, 15, 25 MAD = 15  \n6.) P6 . Mean = 50 Deviations: 40, 20, 0, 20, 40 MAD = 24  \n7.) P7 . Mean = 15 Deviations: 10, 5, 0, 5, 10 MAD = 6  \n8.) P8 . Mean = 17 Deviations: 15, 9, 3, 3, 9, 15 MAD = 9  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)","cbCaimjQmcivOFXE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimjQmcivOFXE","pdf",567243,"English","# Directions\n# Problem 1\n# Problem 2\n# Problem 3\n# Problem 4\n# Problem 5\n# Problem 6\n# Problem 7\n# Problem 8 - Challenge\n# Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What is the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) and what does a smaller MAD mean?\",\"answer\":\"MAD is the average of the absolute distances between each data value and the mean. A smaller MAD means the data are more consistent and clustered closer to the mean.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the steps to calculate MAD?\",\"answer\":\"Find the mean, compute each value’s distance from the mean using |x − mean|, then average those distances to get MAD.\"},{\"question\":\"Are there practice problems and an answer key included?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. Problems 1 through 8 require calculating MAD for different data sets, and the document includes an answer key listing the mean, deviations, and MAD for each problem.\"}]","Mean Absolute Deviation (B) - Find the MAD | PDF",1790136778]