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You did these with your group. Now do them on your own — the model above is yours to copy.

1. 1

   Same stepsFinish what the group started. Use the model above, step for step.

   Let's try together: New data set: 9, 10, 11. First, what is the mean? Add the three numbers and divide by 3. Now find how far each number is from the mean. What is the distance for 9? For 10? For 11? Add those distances and divide by 3. Is this MAD small or large? What does that tell us about the spread?

   My first step is ___ , because the problem asks for ___ .

   Show your work
2. 2

   Warm restartFind the mean of 10, 14, 8, 12 and 16.

   1. A12
   2. B14
   3. C10
   4. D60
3. 3

   Warm restartFour friends have 6, 9, 4 and 5 stickers. If they share them equally, how many does each get?

   1. A6
   2. B24
   3. C5
   4. D4
4. 4

   Warm restartA student's first three quiz scores are 82, 90 and 86. What score on a fourth quiz gives a mean of 87?

   1. A90
   2. B88
   3. C86
   4. D92

You answered these out loud. Now write them.

Answer, then say how you know — the reason is the part that counts.

1. 5

   Think it throughWhat is each keeper's mean goals allowed per game?

   1. Aabout 1.67
   2. B10
   3. C6
   4. D2

   Why is that the answer?

   I chose ___ because ___ .
2. 6

   Think it throughWhat does a smaller MAD tell you?

   1. AThe values stay closer to the mean — the keeper is more consistent
   2. BThe keeper allowed fewer goals overall
   3. CThe keeper played fewer games
   4. DThe mean is wrong

   How do you know?

   I chose ___ because ___ .
3. 7

   Think it throughWhich keeper should the coach start, and why?

   1. AKeeper A, because the smaller MAD (0.67) means more consistent performance
   2. BKeeper B, because two shutouts is best
   3. CEither one, because the means are equal
   4. DKeeper B, because a larger MAD means more skill

   Explain your thinking.

   I chose ___ because ___ .
4. 8

   Back to the modelPlayer A's MAD is 2.4 points. If Player B's MAD is 7.2 points, what does that tell you about their consistency?

   Player A has a ___ MAD, which means their scores are ___ to the mean. Player B has a ___ MAD, which means their scores are ___ from the mean. The more consistent player is ___ because ___.

Use the words

Fill each blank with a word from the bank.

• The average distance of each value from the mean is the ___.
• How far a single value is from the mean is its ___.
• The distance of a number from zero, always positive, is its ___.
• How far apart the data values are from each other is the ___.

Explain the thinking

1. 9

   Find the mistakeAnother student made this exact mistake in this lesson. Explain why it is wrong, then write what they should have done.

   The mistake: A common mistake in Mean Absolute Deviation is adding the signed deviations (value − mean) instead of their absolute values, so the positives and negatives cancel out to 0.
2. 10

   Say moreTo find the MAD for Player A (18, 22, 20, 24, 16, mean 20), why do we take the ABSOLUTE VALUE of each deviation before averaging?

   We use absolute value so the deviations are all ___.
3. 11

   Change one numberGo back to Part 1 and pick one problem you already solved. Change one number in it, then solve your new version. Show every step.

   If ___ changed to ___ , then ___ .

   Show your work

Last check

These two come from Lesson 2.8. If they are shaky, that is the lesson to revisit — not this one.

1. 12

   Show what you knowQuick check — you've got this: Data set: 4, 8, 6, 10, 2. The mean is 6. What is the MAD?

   1. A2.4
   2. B6
   3. C0
   4. D12

   Explain your choice.

   I know it is ___ because ___ .
2. 13

   From Lesson 2.8Quick check — you've got this: Data set: 8, 12, 10, 14. What is the mean?

   1. A11
   2. B44
   3. C12
   4. D10
3. 14

   From Lesson 2.8Her nine games total 13 points below the target mean and 11 points above it. What must game 10 be for the data to balance at 15?

   1. A17 points — 2 above the target mean
   2. B13 points — 2 below the target mean
   3. C15 points — exactly the target mean
   4. D24 points — enough to double the points above

Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next