Students reported volunteering at the animal shelter during the last 6 months for 25, 36, 31, and 32 hours. What is the mean absolute deviation for the number of hours students volunteered? Round to the nearest tenth.
0
3
4
6
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "3"
(1) First get the mean: 25 + 36+ 31 + 32 / 4 = 31 (2) Find the distance of each value to the mean: 31-25= 6; 36-31=5; 31-31=0; 32-31=1 (3) Get the mean of the distance: 6 + 5 + 0 + 1 / 4 = 3