Complete the definition of mean deviation
Exercise and reference answers
- Missing parts
- Answer
- mean
- Choices
- mean
- sum
- maximum
- Answer
- absolute
- Choices
- absolute
- squared
- positive
- Answer
- M.D.(a)
- Choices
- M.D.(a)
- S.D.(a)
- R(a)
- Complete the statement
- The mean deviation about a central value a is the {0} of the {1} values of the deviations of the observations from a. It is written {2}.
Explanation
Mean deviation can be taken about any central value 'a'. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 13 Statistics.