first, find the mean (Find the sum of the data values, and divide the sum by the number of data values )
(-32) + 9 + 11 + 12 = 0
0/0 = 0
then, find the absolute value of the difference between each data value and the mean: |data value – mean|.
-32 - 0= -32
9 -0 = 9
11 -0 = 11
12 -0 = 0
finally, find the sum of the absolute values of the differences. Divide the sum of the absolute values of the differences by the number of data values.
