Statistics Dictionary
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Accuracy
Accuracy refers to how close a sample
statistic
is to a population
parameter
. Thus, if you know that a sample mean is 99 and the true
population mean is 100, you can make a statement about the sample accuracy. For
example, you might say the sample mean is accurate to within 1 unit.
