Concept explainers
To calculate:The mean and the mean absolute deviation of the given information.
Answer to Problem 6IP
The Mean of the given set of values is
The Mean Absolute Deviation of the given set of values is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:The table below shows the cost of different books in dollars.
Cost of book (in $) |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
15 |
Formula used:
The Mean of a given set of values is the average of the given set of values.
The Mean Absolute Deviation of a given set of values is the average of deviation of each value from the mean value.
Calculation:
The value of
1 | 5 |
1 | 5 |
3 | 3 |
4 | 2 |
4 | 2 |
6 | 0 |
7 | 1 |
8 | 2 |
11 | 5 |
15 | 9 |
| |
|
|
The Mean of the given set of values is
The Mean Absolute Deviation of the given set of values is
It shows that the average distance between actual cost of each book and the mean cost of each book is $3.4.
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