Question

What is meant by absolute deviation and relative deviation.

The three identical samples of potassium chlorate are

decomposed. The mass of oxygen is determined to be 3.87 g,

3.95 g and 3.89 g for the set. Calculate absolute deviation

and relative deviation?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mean absolute deviation (MAD) of a data set is the average distance between each data value and the mean. Mean absolute deviation is a way to describe variation in a data set.