Answer:
A. 4.5
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
20, 12, 27, 23, 18, 20, 30, 26
Mean = 22
Required:
Calculate the Mean Absolute Deviation (M.A.D)
Since, we have the mean; we start calculating M.A.D by subtracting the mean from each data
20 - 22 = -2
12 - 22 = -10
27 - 22 = 5
23 - 22 = 1
18 - 22 = -4
20 -22 = -2
30 - 22 = 8
26 - 22 = 4
The we find absolute value of the result above
|-2| = 2
|-10| = 10
|5| = 5
|1| = 1
|-4| = 4
|-2| = 2
|8| = 8
|4| = 4
Lastly, we calculate the mean of the above to give M.A.D
Option A is correct.