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QuestionLeon counts the number of bugs he finds on his tomato plants each day and collects the following data: 18, 24, 15, 9, 10. The mean is 15.2. What is the final equation that he would use in determining the mean absolute deviation? Round each value to the nearest tenth.(2 points) WHAT IS IT

Answer 1

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The final equation that Leon would use to determine the mean absolute deviation is:

1. Calculate the absolute deviation for each data point:
|18 - 15.2| = 2.8
|24 - 15.2| = 8.8
|15 - 15.2| = 0.2
|9 - 15.2| = 6.2
|10 - 15.2| = 5.2

2. Calculate the mean absolute deviation by finding the average of the absolute deviations:
(2.8 + 8.8 + 0.2 + 6.2 + 5.2) / 5 = 4.64

So, the final equation is: MAD = 4.6