Proportional Error Formula
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Wiggle Matching First and Last Dated Events in a Group Offset dates and Age Differences Interpolation All distributions and calibration curves are stored at the resolution set in the system options, rs. There is also a calculation resolution defined bp to bc converter which is rc=1 for rs=1...19, rc=10 for rs=20...199 and so on. All bp to ad conversion dates are rounded to this value (input and output). Interpolation between the stored points is linear. When integrations or differentiations
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are carried out they are at the resolution rc. The details of the interpolation methods (such as methods of rounding used) have been carefully chosen to give the expected results and variation
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from the analytical values are rarely more than a single year with the standard options. The files for the calibration curve usually have a different resolution to the internal storage resolution and so some form of interpolation is needed. This can either be linear or a cubic function depending on the setting in the system options. The cubic interpolation does not fit a spline function bp date converter as this is very time consuming to calculate and can have some undesirable features such as large excursions between points. The cubic function used here gives a smooth curve with a continuous first differential but gives very little overall difference from the linear interpolation. The form of the function between two points is simply defined by the four surrounding points. If fj defines the function at tj the interpolation between tj and tj+1 is given by f(t) where: The calibration curve is stored in two arrays one ri defining the radiocarbon age of the tree rings and another sigmai defining the errors associated with these measurements. Both ri and sigmai which are stored at the resolution rs are generated from the supplied calibration curves using the above interpolation method. Calendar and BP dates Output and input can be given in terms of calendar years yCAL (AD/BC) or years before 1950 yBP (cal BP). The relationship between these is simply: yCAL = 1950 - yBP Thus: 10BP = 1940AD, 11950BP = 10000BC It should be noted that this does imply a year 0 in the AD/BC sequence which is strictly speaking incorrect. Wit
may be challenged and removed. (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), also known as mean absolute percentage deviation (MAPD), is a measure of prediction accuracy of a forecasting
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method in statistics, for example in trend estimation. It usually expresses accuracy as a before present calculator percentage, and is defined by the formula: M = 100 n ∑ t = 1 n | A t − F t ad 950 to bp A t | , {\displaystyle {\mbox{M}}={\frac {100}{n}}\sum _{t=1}^{n}\left|{\frac {A_{t}-F_{t}}{A_{t}}}\right|,} where At is the actual value and Ft is the forecast value. The difference between At and Ft is divided by the Actual value At again. https://c14.arch.ox.ac.uk/oxcal3/math_ca.htm The absolute value in this calculation is summed for every forecasted point in time and divided by the number of fitted pointsn. Multiplying by 100 makes it a percentage error. Although the concept of MAPE sounds very simple and convincing, it has major drawbacks in practical application [1] It cannot be used if there are zero values (which sometimes happens for example in demand data) because there would be a division by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_absolute_percentage_error zero. For forecasts which are too low the percentage error cannot exceed 100%, but for forecasts which are too high there is no upper limit to the percentage error. When MAPE is used to compare the accuracy of prediction methods it is biased in that it will systematically select a method whose forecasts are too low. This little-known but serious issue can be overcome by using an accuracy measure based on the ratio of the predicted to actual value (called the Accuracy Ratio), this approach leads to superior statistical properties and leads to predictions which can be interpreted in terms of the geometric mean.[1] Contents 1 Alternative MAPE definitions 2 Issues 3 See also 4 External links 5 References Alternative MAPE definitions[edit] Problems can occur when calculating the MAPE value with a series of small denominators. A singularity problem of the form 'one divided by zero' and/or the creation of very large changes in the Absolute Percentage Error, caused by a small deviation in error, can occur. As an alternative, each actual value (At) of the series in the original formula can be replaced by the average of all actual values (Āt) of that series. This alternative is still being used for measuring the performance of models that forecast spot electricity prices.[2
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