Mean Absolute Deviation Practice
Help your 7th grade students build a deep understanding of Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) with this interactive and auto-graded worksheet. Designed to align with Common Core Standard 7.SP.B.3, this hands-on activity walks students through each step of calculating MAD, reinforcing key statistical concepts while offering instant feedback.
Students will:
- ✅ Calculate the mean of a given data set.
- ✅ Determine the absolute deviation of each value from the mean.
- ✅ Compute the average of those deviations to find the MAD.
- ✅ Analyze and compare variability in different data distributions.
Features of this worksheet:
- 🔄 Fully auto-graded with immediate feedback to reinforce learning.
- 🎯 Supports skill mastery in 7th grade statistics and data analysis.
- 🧠 Encourages conceptual understanding over memorization.
- 📊 Prepares students for interpreting and comparing real-world data sets.
- 💡 Ideal for independent practice, formative assessment, or classroom review.
This worksheet is part of our interactive math series and is perfect for building data literacy while keeping students engaged. Teachers can monitor progress in real time and quickly identify where students may need extra support.
Learning Objective
At the end of this worksheet, students will be able to calculate and interpret the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) for a given dataset.
Randomization Available
If randomization is enabled when assigning to the classroom, each student will get different set of numbers to find the MAD. This prevents copying of answers and helps individualized learning.
💡 Tip: When assigning this activity to your classroom, you can optionally enable randomization to give each student a unique version of the problems. When you re-assign the same worksheet, each student will get a new set of questions, helping them master the content through repeated practice.
