The absolute error in a single measurement compared to the mean value is given by

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Problem

The absolute error in a single measurement

x_i

compared to the mean value

\bar{x}

is given by (a)

\bar{x}-x_i

(b)

\dfrac{|x_{\text{max}}-x_{\text{min}}|}{2}

(c)

|\bar{x}-x_i|

(d)

\dfrac{\displaystyle\sum |x_i-\bar{x}|}{n}