The mean deviation about the median is $..........$

  • A
    greater than the mean deviation about any other central value.
  • B
    less than the mean deviation about any other central value.
  • C
    equal to the mean deviation about any other central value.
  • D
    maximum if all values are positive.

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The mean deviation from the mean for the data $6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 12, 16$ is

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