Definition:Random Error
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Definition
A random error is the discrepancy between an observation and a value predicted by a particular model.
Such an error represents uncontrolled variation.
Random errors are usually assumed to be independent with a normal distribution and zero expectation.
Also see
- Results about random errors can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): error: 2. (in statistics)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): error: 2. (in statistics)