Question

A student randomly selected 5 basketball players after a tournament and recorded the total points each player scored in the game.

Points scored: {17, 29, 22, 31, 36}

What is the estimated mean absolute deviation of the players in the tournament?

A) 1.5

B) 5.8

C) 6

D) 30

Answer 1

Its actually C.... I took the quiz

Answer 2

(C)6

Explanation:

The given point scores are:

{17, 29, 22, 31, 36}

In order to find mean absolute deviation of the players in the tournament, first find the mean of the given point scores, thus

`Mean=(17+29+22+31+36)/(5)=(135)/(5)=27`

Now, subtract the mean from each value, thus

Value Distance from mean

17 10

29 2

22 5

31 4

36 9

Thus, Mean absolute deviation is:

`MAD=(10+2+5+4+9)/(5)=(30)/(5)=6`

Therefore, option C is correct.