document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=911338>Question 911338</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sheryl got these scores on her spelling tests: 95,89,99,85,82. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is he Mean Absolute Deviation of her spelling test scores?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't want the answer. I just want to know how to figure it out. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #553040 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=553040\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sheryl got these scores on her spelling tests: 95,89,99,85,82. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the mean of the data.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add up <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+95+%2B+89+%2B+99+%2B+85+%2B+82 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+95+%2B+89+%2B+99+%2B+85+%2B+82\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=450 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"450\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=450 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"450\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since there are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > tests.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the 1st mean is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9o ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9o\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Don’t forget this!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.) Find out how far away each piece of data is from the 1st mean (which was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, remember?)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Original Test Score  || Distance away from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=95 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"95\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,--------------------------<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=89 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"89\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,--------------------------<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=99 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"99\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,--------------------------<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=85 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"85\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,--------------------------<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=82 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"82\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--------------------------<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add up <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2B1%2B9%2B5%2B8=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2B1%2B9%2B5%2B8=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since there are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > numbers => <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=28%2F5=5.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"28%2F5=5.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the Mean Absolute Deviation of Sheryl’s test scores is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that the average distance each of Sheryl’s test scores is away from the original mean of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > percentage points.\r<BR>\n" );
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