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Average Deviation.
Average Deviation - as a noun
The average of the absolute deviations from a central point and a summary statistic of statistical dispersion or variability.
Example: "A more meaningful way to quantify the spread is to compute the average deviation of the data points from the data set's mean (= average) value."
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
average absolute deviationExample Sentences
"The average deviation of the data set is 3."
"The professor explained the concept of average deviation in class."
"The average deviation from the mean is a measure of dispersion."
"We calculated the average deviation for each data point."
"The average deviation for the group was higher than expected."
