Absolute Error
The
absolute error
is the difference between the measured
value of an observable
X
i
and its true value,
X
t
.
Relative Error
The
relative error
is the difference between the measured value
of an observable and its true value, normalized to the true value.
*Percent Error
The
percent error
is the relative error multiplied by one hundred.
*We will be using
the
Percent Error
.