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.
To calculate the average deviation, simply subtract the mean from each value, then sum and average the absolute values of the differences. The mean absolute value is used less frequently because the use of absolute values makes further calculations more complicated and unwieldy than using the simple standard deviation.