High School

What is the absolute deviation for 62 in the data set?

{80, 75, 25, 62, 68}

A. 0
B. 5
C. 6
D. 62

Answer :

Answer: 14.8

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Find the mean

(80+75+25+62+68)/5

310/5

62

Step 2: Find the distance of each number from value

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| 80 | 18 |

| 75 | 13 |

|+ 25 | 37 |

| 62 | 0 |

| 68 | 6 |

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Step 3: find the mean of the distances

18+13+37+0+6/5

14.8