The Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) Is a Less Effective Measure

question 107

True/False

The mean absolute deviation (MAD) is a less effective measure of variation when compared with the average deviation from the mean.

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Definitions:

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision that proposes three types of color receptor cells in the eye, corresponding to three primary colors.

Color Vision

Color vision is the capability of an organism to distinguish objects based on the wavelengths (or frequencies) of the light they reflect, emit, or transmit.

Weber's Law

A principle in psychophysics stating that the smallest change in a stimulus that can be detected is a constant proportion of the baseline stimulus.

Noticeable Difference

The smallest change in a stimulus that can be detected by the senses.