How this calculation works
Measure spread around the median of five observations.
THE FORMULA
MAD=median(|xᵢ−median(x)|)A worked example
For 1, 2, 3, 4, 100 the median is 3 and MAD is 1.
Good to know
The result is the raw MAD before any normal-consistency scaling.
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Read the result
Measure spread around the median of five observations.
The primary result is labeled “Median absolute deviation”. Keep the input definitions in view when comparing this result with another method.
Try a related calculation
The result is the raw MAD before any normal-consistency scaling.
For a related exercise, try the statistics calculator.
A few questions, answered
How can I check the default inputs by hand?
For 1, 2, 3, 4, 100 the median is 3 and MAD is 1.
Which rule does this calculator apply?
MAD=median(|xᵢ−median(x)|)