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Title Exploring MAD
Description This activity helps students make connections between how spread out a data set is and the value of the MAD.
Subject Mathematics
Level Middle School
Type Guided Activity
Duration 30 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords MAD, average, deviation, mean, mean absolute deviation, spread, variability
Simulation(s) Center and Variability (HTML5)


Author(s) Catherine Carter
School / Organization PhET Interactive Simulations
Date submitted 23/11/13
Date updated 23/11/13