Utilize our Median Absolute Deviation (MAD) Calculator to determine the spread of your data. MAD is a robust statistical measure of variability, preferred over standard deviation when datasets contain outliers or are skewed. Quickly analyze your data's dispersion with this essential tool.
Formula:
The Median Absolute Deviation (MAD) is calculated using the following steps:
1. Calculate the median of the dataset, M.
2. Calculate the absolute deviation of each data point from the median: |Xแตข - M|.
3. Calculate the median of these absolute deviations.
MAD = median(|Xแตข - median(X)|)
Where:
Xแตข = individual data point
median(X) = the median of all data points in the dataset