The Greendale Theater has been hosting a variety of traveling plays, musical groups, and dance shows for 14 years. The theater's maximum capacity is 3,100 people, but it is rarely full. Of the 11 performances the theater hosted last month, the mean attendance was about 1,348 people, and the mean absolute deviation was about 530 people.Which is a measure of how attendance at the theater typically varied last month?Choices:(A) 11 people(B) 530 people(C) 1,348 people(D) 3,100 people
Q. The Greendale Theater has been hosting a variety of traveling plays, musical groups, and dance shows for 14 years. The theater's maximum capacity is 3,100 people, but it is rarely full. Of the 11 performances the theater hosted last month, the mean attendance was about 1,348 people, and the mean absolute deviation was about 530 people.Which is a measure of how attendance at the theater typically varied last month?Choices:(A) 11 people(B) 530 people(C) 1,348 people(D) 3,100 people
Understand the question: Understand the question.We need to find out how much the attendance numbers typically deviated from the mean attendance.
Identify the relevant data: Identify the relevant data.The mean absolute deviation given is 530 people. This statistic measures the typical variation of attendance from the mean.
Match the data with the choices: Match the data with the choices.The mean absolute deviation is 530 people, which corresponds to choice (B).
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