Emily and Hunter tracked the average temperature in their city for the past 8 days. They recorded their temperature findings in this list 66°F, 57°F, 61°F, 65°F, 54°F, 62°F, 59°F, 56°F What is the mean absolute deviation of this data set?

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The mean absolute deviation = 3.5°F

Step-by-step explanation:

The sum of the given temperatures, ∑T, is found as follows;

∑T = 66°F + 57°F + 61°F + 65°F + 54°F + 62°F + 59°F + 56°F = 480°F

The number of days, n, over which the temperature was tracked = 8 days

Therefore, the mean, , of the data set = ∑T/n = 480°F/8 = 60°F

The mean absolute deviation is given by the following formula;

Therefore, we have;

66 - 60 = = 6

57 - 60 = = 3

61 - 60 =   = 1

65 - 60 =   = 5

54 - 60 =   = 6

62 - 60 =   = 2

59 - 60 =   = 1

56 - 60 =   = 4

The mean absolute deviation is therefore;

The mean absolute deviation = (6 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 4)/8 = 3.5°F.