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The absolute error in a single measurement
x
i
x_i
x
i
compared to the mean value
x
ˉ
\bar{x}
x
ˉ
is given by a)
x
ˉ
−
x
i
\bar{x}-x_i
x
ˉ
−
x
i
b)
∣
x
max
−
x
min
∣
2
\dfrac{|x_{\text{max}}-x_{\text{min}}|}{2}
2
∣
x
max
−
x
min
∣
c)
∣
x
ˉ
−
x
i
∣
|\bar{x}-x_i|
∣
x
ˉ
−
x
i
∣
d)
∑
∣
x
i
−
x
ˉ
∣
n
\dfrac{\displaystyle\sum |x_i-\bar{x}|}{n}
n
∑
∣
x
i
−
x
ˉ
∣
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