Hi,

It doesn't really belong to this issue. However, I really like
meteorology issue.
But usually I am confusing to the following question:

Say x changes from 0 to -10.
In math, x is decreasing. But if x means error, the error should be
increasing but not decreasing.
How should I decribe it?
(1) the error is decreasing ? (I don't like it, it's misleading.)
(2) the error is increasing ?

I much appreciate it for your help.

CH

Let me recap this equestion:

Large negative error means
the error is low or high ?

Wouldn't this be the same as a deviation from the mean in which case no
matter if you are positive or negative the absolute value of the integer
would the true error. 0 error is perfect anything else become relatively
large w.r.t 0?
I would say increasing.
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Let me recap this equestion:

Large negative error means
the error is low or high ?

On 4 Oct 2005 23:09:45 -0700,
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+ Say x changes from 0 to -10.
+ In math, x is decreasing. But if x means error, the error should be
+ increasing but not decreasing.
+ How should I decribe it?
+ (1) the error is decreasing ? (I don't like it, it's misleading.)
+ (2) the error is increasing ?

Most times, one would interested purely in the magnitude of the error,
the absolute value.

Then it becomes a simple increase/decrease evaulation.

James
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