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Offline MortenBalling

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What is MAD?
« on: 2014 November 06 05:26:58 »
In the Statistics process, there is a value called MAD. Is that Median absolute deviation?

Thanks in advance

Morten

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Re: What is MAD?
« Reply #1 on: 2014 November 06 07:10:25 »
It is the median absolute deviation from the median, a well-known robust estimator of variability.
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Offline MortenBalling

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Re: What is MAD?
« Reply #2 on: 2014 November 06 07:30:05 »
Thank you!  ;)

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Re: What is MAD?
« Reply #3 on: 2014 November 06 09:09:55 »
I always thought it was Mutually Assured Distruction, the military strategy during the cold war.

Sorry, couldn't help it  :P

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