Question

Shania's test scores in 8 subjects were 88, 91, 85, 74, 69, 72, 80, and 87. Which measure should Shania use to find how much the scores on her tests vary, on average, from the mean score?

mode



mean absolute deviation



interquartile range



mean

Answer 1

She should use Mean. That is when you add together all of the numbers, then divide by the number of numbers. Her average grade is 80.75, or rounded it is 81.