What does a smaller MAD mean?

A smaller MAD means the values are closer to the mean, so the data is more consistent. Mia's points have a MAD of 1 and Zoe's have a MAD of 5, so Mia scored more consistently.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Both mean absolute deviation worksheets have an answer key with every distance shown.

6th Grade Mean Absolute Deviation Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Mean absolute deviation, or MAD, is the average distance between each data value and the mean. This hub holds 2 worksheets for 6th grade, each with an answer key. Find the Mean Absolute Deviation has 3 data sets, such as points Jada scored in 5 basketball games with a MAD of 2.8, and Compare Data Sets Using Mean Absolute Deviation asks whether Mia or Zoe scored more consistently. The pages support 6.SP.B.5.C.

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$Compare Data Sets Using Mean Absolute Deviation - 6th Grade Data & Graphing worksheet preview$

Compare Data Sets Using Mean Absolute Deviation

Grade6th Grade

TopicData & Graphing

$Find the Mean Absolute Deviation - 6th Grade Data & Graphing worksheet preview$

Find the Mean Absolute Deviation

Grade6th Grade

TopicData & Graphing

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Frequently Asked Questions

Find the mean, write how far each value is from it, add those distances and divide by the number of values. For 14, 27, 11, 15 and 13, the mean is 16, the distances add to 22, and the MAD is 4.4.

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