2.6.1 Absolute Error, Relative Error and
Percentage Error
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Absolute Error:
The magnitude of the difference between the true value of the quantity and the individual measurement value is called the absolute error of the measurement. That is the absolute value of the deviation is a known as the absolute error.
Relative Error:
The relative error is the ratio of the mean absolute error ∆amean to the mean value amean of the quantity measured.
Percentage Error:
When the relative error is expressed in percent, it is called the percentage error (δa).
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ABSOLUTE ERROR
it is the amount of error in your measurements.
It is the difference between the measured value and “true” value. For example, if a scale states 90 pounds but you know your true weight is 89 pounds, then the scale has an absolute error of 90 lbs – 89 lbs = 1 lbs.
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RELATIVE ERROR
is a measure of the uncertainty of measurement compared to the size of the measurement. It's used to put error into perspective.
For example
, an error of 1 cm would be a lot if the total length is 15 cm, but insignificant if the length was 5 km.
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PERCENTAGE ERROR
it tells you how big your errors are when you measure something in an experiment. Smaller percent errors mean that you are close to the accepted or real value. For example, a 1% error means that you got very close to the accepted value, while 45% means that you were quite a long way off from the true value.
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