Calculate: MAD
November 5, 2008 by
Filed under Dispersion, How To Calculate
Mean Absolute Deviations (MAD) is a measure of dispersion.
Start by subtracting the mean from each score. Put the answers in a colum labeled d (use little d because these are deviations).
Take the absolute value of the d’s. Ignore the sign (positive or negative), and add up the magnitudes.
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Range
MAD
Sum of Squares
Variance
Standard Deviation
How To Calculate
Range
MAD
Sum of Squares
Variance
Standard Deviation
Formulas For Dispersion
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Day 3: Dispersion
A Bit More About Dispersion
Even More About Dispersion
Range
MAD
Sum of Squares
Variance
Standard Deviation
How To Calculate
Range
MAD
Sum of Squares
Variance
Standard Deviation
Formulas For Dispersion
Practice Problems
More Practice Problems
Basic Facts About Dispersion
Vocabulary
Quiz 3
Summary
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