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31Scale error — In developmental psychology, a scale error is a serious attempt made by a child to perform a task that is patently impossible because of the extreme differences in the size of the objects involved. An example of this would be a child attempting… …
32Fundamental attribution error — In social psychology, the fundamental attribution error (also known as correspondence bias or attribution effect) describes the tendency to over value dispositional or personality based explanations for the observed behaviors of others while… …
33Sampling error — Contents 1 Description 1.1 Random sampling 1.2 Bias problems 1.3 Non sampling error 2 See also …
34Off-by-one error — An off by one error (OBOE) is a logical error involving the discrete equivalent of a boundary condition. It often occurs in computer programming when an iterative loop iterates one time too many or too few. Usually this problem arises when a… …
35Forecast error — In statistics, a forecast error is the difference between the actual or real and the predicted or forecast value of a time series or any other phenomenon of interest. In simple cases, a forecast is compared with an outcome at a single time point… …
36Quantization error — The difference between the actual analog value and quantized digital value due is called quantization error. This error is due either to rounding or truncation.Many physical quantities are actually quantized by physical entities. Examples of… …
37Modulation error ratio — The modulation error ratio or MER is a measure used to quantify the performance of a digital radio transmitter or receiver in a communications system using digital modulation (such as QAM). A signal sent by an ideal transmitter or received by a… …
38turning error — One of the errors inherent in a magnetic compass in which the compass lags behind the actual turn when turning through the north and leads when turning through the south in the Northern Hemisphere. The error is caused by the difference in the… …
39Speech error — A speech error is a speech pattern that differs from some standard pattern. Speech errors are common among children, who have yet to refine their speech, and can frequently continue into adulthood. They sometimes lead to embarrassment and… …
40Instrument error — refers to the combined accuracy and precision of a measuring instrument, or the difference between the actual value and the value indicated by the instrument (error). Measuring instruments are usually calibrated on some regular frequency against… …
