Calculation of Distance Chart Method Name # of Letters in Name Calculation of Distance Distance from Mean − Total Sue 3 5 3 2 Joe 3 5 3 2 Jim 3 5 3 2 Bill 4 5 4 1 Joey 4 5 4 1 Timothy 7 7 5 2 Monique 7 7 5 2 9 5 4 Katherine 9 40 16 Mean = 40 ÷ 8 Mean Absolute Deviation = 16 ÷ 8 Mean = 5 Mean Absolute Deviation = 2
Line Plot Method Names: 1 2 3 1 1 2 Mean = 70 ÷ 10 MAD = Calhoun Bennett Kodish Turner Greenwood Roberson Winn Thalacker Estavan Matinez 1 2 3 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mean = 70 ÷ 10 MAD = 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 2 10 Mean = 7 MAD = 1