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Accuracy and Precision Plots

Published by TheAdmin on November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

Plot showing a narrow spread of values, but they are far from the actual value. Precise but not accurate.
Plot showing a broad spread of values, around the actual value. Accurate but not precise.
Plot showing a narrow spread of values around the actual value. Precise and accurate.
Simple examples of the difference between accuracy and precision in histograms.
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