What is the mean absolute deviation of the following set of data? 10
20
12
4
18
8
14
18

The mean absolute deviation of the following set of data is 4.5

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to find the mean absolute deviation of the following set of data.

10,20,12,4,18,8,14,18

For finding mean absolute deviation, first we need to find the mean of the given data set.

The formula used to calculate mean is:

Sum of all data points: 10+20+12+4+18+8+14+18 = 104

Number of data points = 8

So, mean is:

Now, we will subtract 13 from the given data points:

10  - 13 = -3

20  - 13 = 7

12  - 13 = -1

4  - 13 = -9

18  -13 = 5

8  - 13 = -5

14  - 13 = 1

18 - 13 = 5

We will take absolute values i.e |-a|=a

So, now the numbers will be:

3,7,1,9,5,5,1,5

We will now find absolute mean deviation by finding mean of newly calculate values

Sum of all data points = 3+7+1+9+5+5+1+5

Number of data points = 8

So, the mean absolute deviation of the following set of data is 4.5

the largest number of the four options is 1.8 x 10-2

you have it in scientific notation.

1.80 x 10-6   = 0.00000180

1.80 x 10-4   = 0.000180 (bigger, or "less small", than the former one)

so

1.8 x 10-2       = 0.0180. as you see. the "less small", or the biggest one of them all.

as you have negative exponent, it means you are dividing 1.8 by 100 (i.e. moving the dot towards left, two times).

if you had positive exponent for the scientific notation, power of tenths, you would be multiplying times 100 (moving the dot towards right) as below:

1.8 x (10)2 = 180

so. if you have negative exponent in scientific notation, move the dot toward left. if it is positive, toward right as many times the exponent tells you.

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step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!