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To calculate: the mean absolute deviation to the nearest tenth.
Answer to Problem 44SR
The mean absolute value to the nearest tenth is 100.8
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A group of 1000 randomly selected teens were asked if they believed there was global warming.
Yes, strongly agree
Yes, mildly agree
No, I don’t think so
No, absolutely not
Not sure
Calculation :
The mean of the of the data
Find the sum of the absolute values of the differences between each value and the mean.
Divide the sum by the number of values
Therefore,
The mean absolute value to the nearest tenth is 100.8
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