Mean Absolute Deviation Calculator
The average distance of each value from the mean — with the working shown.
Your data
Separate values with commas, spaces, or new lines. Pasting from Excel works.
Result
1.5mean absolute deviation
Count (n)
6
Mean
5.5
Show the work
MAD = (1/n) Σ |xᵢ − x̄|
Mean x̄ = 5.5 over n = 6 values.
| xᵢ | |xᵢ − x̄| |
|---|---|
| 4 | 1.5 |
| 8 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 0.5 |
| 5 | 0.5 |
| 3 | 2.5 |
| 7 | 1.5 |
| Average | 1.5 |