Ronnie Hinson has penned the lyrics to some of Southern Gospel music's greatest songs. The Lighthouse is one such song that has indeed stood the test of times. It bears testimony to the power of God's Holy Spirit and His Word to lead wayward souls to the safe harbor of Christ's Grace.
The average absolute deviation (or mean absolute deviation) of a data set is the average of the absolute deviations from a central point. It is a summary statistic of statistical dispersion or variability.
Find the mean (average) of the absolute values: Step 3: This value is the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD). Since the MAD is small, it implies that the mean of 89 is indicative of the other values within the data set.