What is the mean distance between each data value and the mean of the data set?

The mean distance between each data value and the mean of the data set is calculated using the average of the absolute deviations from the mean. This is known as the mean absolute deviation (MAD). To find it, you subtract the mean from each data value, take the absolute value of those differences, and then average those absolute differences. It provides a measure of variability or dispersion in the data set.