Average Deviation

 

The average deviation is the average of the difference between the absolute values of data points and the mean.

 

Population Mean Deviation (MD) 

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Sample Mean Deviation (MD) 

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where

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= Population Mean

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= Sample Mean

N

= number of data values (for a population)

n

= number of data values (for a sample)

xi

= ith data value

 

 

 

See Also

Data Statistics

95% and 99% Confidence Interval for the Mean

Coefficient of Kurtosis

Coefficient of Skewness

Coefficient of Variation

Critical Value of K-S Statistic at 90%, 95%, and 99% Significance Level

Kolmogorov-Smirnov Goodness of Fit Statistic for Normal Distribution

Mean

Standard Deviation

Standard Error of the Mean

Statistics References

Variance