1 poll Suppose that seven students have the following numbers of pets: 1, 1, 1, 2,
4.4. 8. The mean number of pets for these seven students is 3 pets. What
is the deviation from the mean for student 1? *
Student
Number of Pets
Deviation from
the Mean
(distance and
direction)
Absolute Deviation
(distance from the
mean)
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
4
6
4
7
8
Sum
5 to the left
O 2 to the left
1 to the left
5 to the right
O 2 to the right
1 to the right