What is another word for median absolute deviation?
Pronunciation: [mˈiːdiːən ˈabsəlˌuːt dˌiːvɪˈe͡ɪʃən] (IPA) 
The term "median absolute deviation" refers to a statistical measurement of variability in a set of data. It is also known as MAD, which is an acronym for this descriptive statistic. However, there are several other synonyms or related terms used in the field of statistics to describe this concept, such as the absolute deviation, mean absolute deviation, and the average deviation. The absolute deviation denotes the absolute value of the deviation of a particular value from the mean of the data set. The mean absolute deviation is the average of the absolute deviation of all values from the mean, whereas the median absolute deviation is the median of these absolute deviations. In summary, these terms describe different calculations used to quantify the range of data points around the average value.
