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Mean Absolute Error

Model Evaluation · Level 2 of 5

Mean Absolute Error

The average absolute difference between predictions and targets.

Unlike squared error, it increases linearly with error magnitude.

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Prediction errors of two and four produce an average absolute error of three.

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Mean Absolute Error. The average absolute difference between predictions and targets. Unlike squared error, it increases linearly with error magnitude. For example: Prediction errors of two and four produce an average absolute error of three.

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