abs_error: Absolute Error

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abs_errorR Documentation

Absolute Error

Description

Calculate absolute error as

abs(true_value - prediction)

Usage

abs_error(true_values, predictions)

Arguments

true_values

A vector with the true observed values of size n

predictions

numeric vector with predictions, corresponding to the quantiles in a second vector, quantiles.

Value

vector with the absolute error

See Also

ae_median_sample(), ae_median_quantile()

Examples

true_values <- rnorm(30, mean = 1:30)
predicted_values <- rnorm(30, mean = 1:30)
abs_error(true_values, predicted_values)

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