Question

Select the correct answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

A.

Step-by-step explanation:

✔️Find the Mean and Mean Absolute Value of the first data set:

Write out the data values:

1, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 9, 9, 9, 11

Mean = sum of all data values ÷ number of data values in the data set

Mean = 72 ÷ 12 = 6

M.A.D = sum of |data value - mean| ÷ the number of data values

|1 - 6| = 5

|2 - 6| = 4

|4 - 6| = 2

|4 - 6| = 2

|5 - 6| = 1

|5 - 6| = 1

|6 - 6| = 0

|7 - 6| = 1

|9 - 6| = 3

|9 - 6| = 3

|9 - 6| = 3

|11 - 6| = 5

Sum of |data value - mean| = 30

M.A.D = 30 ÷ 12 ≈ 2.5.

✔️Find the mean and M.A.D of the second data set following the same steps and formula:

Write out the data:

1, 3, 4, 6, 6, 6, 7, 9, 9, 10, 10, 13

Mean = 84 ÷ 12 = 7

Sum of |data value - mean| = 32

M.A.D = 32 ÷ 12 = 2.7

✔️Comparing both data sets,

The difference of the means = 7 - 6 = 1

Thus, the value of this difference, 1, is less than half of the M.A.D of both sets, 2.5 and 2.7.