Consider the following data set representing the number of missed classes during a semester. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 a) Calculate the mean number of times students were tardy. b) Calculate the mean absolutedeviation (MAD) for the number of times students were tardy. c) Interpretthe mean absolutedeviation (MAD) for the number of times students were tardythat you found in part (b)
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Consider the following data set representing the number of missed classes during a semester.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7
a) Calculate the mean number of times students were tardy.
b) Calculate the mean absolutedeviation (MAD) for the number of times students were tardy.
c) Interpretthe mean absolutedeviation (MAD) for the number of times students were tardythat you found in part (b).
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