Error Term

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Definition of 'Error Term'

In statistics, the error term is the difference between the observed value of a variable and the value predicted by a model. The error term is also known as the residual or the disturbance. The error term is used to measure the accuracy of a model. A model with a small error term is more accurate than a model with a large error term.

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