Grade 10 Mean Deviation Worksheet

A worksheet for Grade 10 students to practice calculating and understanding mean deviation.

Grade 10 Math Probability and StatisticsMean Deviation

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.A.3

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Mean Deviation Practice

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Read each question carefully and show all your work. Calculate the mean deviation for each given data set.

1. Calculate the mean deviation for the following data set: 5, 8, 10, 12, 15

2. Mean deviation measures the average of each data point from the mean of the data set.

3. To calculate mean deviation, you first need to find the of the data set.

4. Which of the following is NOT a step in calculating mean deviation?

Find the mean of the data set.

Square the differences from the mean.

Calculate the absolute difference of each data point from the mean.

Find the average of the absolute differences.

5. A student scored the following marks in 5 subjects: 75, 80, 65, 90, 70. Calculate the mean deviation of their scores.

6. A smaller mean deviation indicates that the data points are more spread out from the mean.

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