Jorge is comparing two data sets. He uses the mean and mean absolute deviation to compare the center and variability of the data sets. If the measures of center and variability accurately describe the sets, which best describes both data sets?

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Emmalee

20 March, 04:30

Jorge is comparing two data sets. He uses the mean and mean absolute deviation to compare the center and variability of the data sets. If the measures of center and variability accurately describe the sets, which best describes both data sets?

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Conrad Camacho · Answer 1

We would need to see the mean and mean absolute deviation of both sets to make a comparison.

The mean tells where the center of the data is. The mean absolute deviation tells how far the values are typically from the center of the data. With these 2 statistics we can describe a set of data.