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7.SP.B.3 Tutor Intake -- Comparing Two Data Distributions

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Grade 7·8 problems·~12 min·Common Core Math - Grade 7·standard·7-sp-b-3

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Concepts

Which statement correctly distinguishes the Mean Absolute
Deviation (MAD) from the range of a data set?

Range uses every data point; MAD uses only the extremes

MAD and range are two names for the same calculation

MAD uses every data point to describe typical spread; range uses only the two extreme values

MAD is always equal to half the range