Question

The magnitude of the difference between the mean value and each individual value is called ______.

Options

• absolute error

• error in reading

• most probable error

• true error

Answer 1

The magnitude of the difference between the mean value and each individual value is called absolute error.

Explanation: 

Absolute error is the magnitude of the difference between the mean value and an individual measured value: \[\Delta x_i=|\bar{x}-x_i|\].