7.SP.3

Describe the degree of visual overlap (and separation) from the graphical representations of two numerical data distributions (box plots, dot plots) with similar variabilities with similar contexts (same variable), measuring the difference between the centers (medians or means) by expressing this difference as a multiple of a measure of variability (interquartile range when comparing medians or the mean absolute deviation when comparing means). (MP.1, MP.5, MP.7)

Example Problems
Four friends reported their shoe sizes as . Find the mean absolute deviation (MAD) of the data set.
A laundry service processed loads in one week. Find the mean absolute deviation (MAD) of the data set.
A snack stand sold bags of chips on four days. Find the mean absolute deviation (MAD) of the data set.
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