Question: how to calculate average absolute difference?
Answer: Subtract the values. For example, let's say the mean of your data set is 10, and you have 5 values: 1, 5, 10, 15 and 19. The absolute deviations are: 10 – 1 = 9. 10 – 5 = 5. ...  Take the absolute value of the numbers found. The absolute value of -5 is 5, and -9 is 9. The final list of values would be 9 ,5, 0, 5, and 9.