Observational error (or measurement error) is the difference between a measured value of a quantity and its unknown true value. Such errors are inherent...
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Observational error Propagation of error Probable error Random and systematic errors Reduced chi-squared statistic Regression dilution Sampling error...
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presence Naturalistic observation Observation unit Observational astronomy Observational error Observational learning Observational study Observable quantity...
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the measure varies. The term margin of error is often used in non-survey contexts to indicate observational error in reporting measured quantities. Consider...
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Accuracy and precision (redirect from Accuracy (error))
Accuracy and precision are measures of observational error; accuracy is how close a given set of measurements are to their true value and precision is...
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conclusions from data that are subject to random variation (e.g., observational errors, sampling variation). Descriptive statistics are most often concerned...
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common error). Independence of observational error from potential confounding effects. Exact or approximate normality of observations (or errors). Linearity...
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False positives and false negatives (redirect from False positive error)
A false positive is an error in binary classification in which a test result incorrectly indicates the presence of a condition (such as a disease when...
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aspects of the set of measurements for an individual or subpopulation. Observation error Sample point Blalock, Hubert M. Jr. (1972). Social Statistics. New...
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Least squares (redirect from Sum of Squared Error)
considers only observational errors in the dependent variable (but the alternative total least squares regression can account for errors in both variables)...
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Type I error, or a false positive, is the erroneous rejection of a true null hypothesis in statistical hypothesis testing. A type II error, or a false...
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be of various kinds: Sampling from a finite population Measuring observational error and refining procedures Studying statistical relations Statistical...
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in a trait are characterized as environmental factors, including observational error. In human studies of heritability these are often apportioned into...
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Total least squares (category CS1 errors: missing periodical)
least squares is a type of errors-in-variables regression, a least squares data modeling technique in which observational errors on both dependent and independent...
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In natural science and signal processing, an artifact or artefact is any error in the perception or representation of any information introduced by the...
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Egyptian calendar (category CS1 errors: ISBN date)
solar year—would produce a period of 1457 years; observational difficulties produce a further margin of error of about two decades. Although it is certain...
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is stable, and that the variation between measurements is due to observational error. A system of a large number of particles is characterized by the...
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language game. science portal Accuracy and precision – Measures of observational error Dividing engine – Device for marking graduations on measuring instruments...
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the result in the form of upper and lower bounds to account for observational error. Ptolemy, quoting Hipparchus, also references Archimedes' solstice...
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such as epidemiology, social sciences, psychology and statistics, an observational study draws inferences from a sample to a population where the independent...
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Scientific method (category CS1 errors: ISBN date)
testing. The experimental control is a technique for dealing with observational error. This technique uses the contrast between multiple samples, or observations...
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is Motivated reasoning – Processing personal/social information Observational error, also known as Systematic bias – Difference between a measured value...
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had isolated observational errors resulting from reaction times (the "personal equation") and had developed methods of reducing the errors. The experimental...
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Population data are compiled using statistical science and are subject to observational error; these numbers should therefore be considered estimates only. The...
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Speed of light (category CS1 errors: ISBN date)
in 1887. The detected motion was found to always be nil (within observational error). Modern experiments indicate that the two-way speed of light is...
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is inherent measurement error, stemming from the practical limitations of instruments, environmental factors, or observational processes (for instance...
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Transient lunar phenomenon (category Observational astronomy)
include the viewing of Earth-orbiting satellites and meteors or observational error. The most significant problem that faces reports of transient lunar...
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ensemble mean). The "observation error covariance matrix" is constructed to represent the magnitude of combined observational errors (on the diagonal) and...
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The standard error (SE) of a statistic (usually an estimator of a parameter, like the average or mean) is the standard deviation of its sampling distribution...
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Pi (category CS1 errors: ISBN date)
complex phenomena; for example, scientists generally assume that the observational error in most experiments follows a normal distribution. The Gaussian function...
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