Accuracy
the closeness of agreement between a test result and the accepted reference value.
Discussion—In practice, the accepted reference value is substituted for the true value. The term “accuracy,” when applied to a set of test or measurement results, involves a combination of random components and a common systematic error or bias component. Accuracy refers to a combination of trueness and precision.
Committee
Interdisciplinary
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E1732-24e1 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2024.
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