Difference between revisions of "Gross errors"

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They are typically caused by sudden changes in the prevailing physical circumstances, by system faults or by operator errors.
They are typically caused by sudden changes in the prevailing physical circumstances, by system faults or by operator errors.


Source: Nick Ward, IALA e-Nav committee vicechair, March 2009


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Revision as of 15:14, 29 March 2009

Gross errors, or "outliers", are errors other than random errors or systematic errors.

They are often large and, by definition, unpredictable.

They are typically caused by sudden changes in the prevailing physical circumstances, by system faults or by operator errors.