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QuizMultiple Choice
Box Plots — Unit test
Question 19 • High School Math 2 A
Dora calculated the mean absolute deviation for the data set 35, 16, 23, 42, and 19. Her work is shown below.Step 1: Find the mean. Step 2: Find each absolute deviation. 8, 11, 4, 15, 8Step 3: Find the mean absolute deviation. What is Dora’s error?
Answer
D
Dora should have divided by 4 when finding the mean.D
Dora found the absolute deviation of 35 incorrectly.D
Dora used only four numbers in finding the mean.D
Dora used only four numbers in finding the mean absolute deviation.