sum of squared errors

Definition

Definition of sum of squared errors - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

regression analysis

TECH.

indicator of model fit quality

TECH.

A lower sum of squared errors indicates a better fit.
The model with the lowest sum of squared errors was chosen.
Researchers aim to minimize the sum of squared errors.

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Expressions with sum

sum up

summarize information or main points concisely

She summed up the meeting in a few sentences.

tidy sum

large amount of money

She inherited a tidy sum from her uncle.

princely sum

small amount of money

She was paid the princely sum of five dollars for her work.

sum of its parts

whole amount resulting from combining parts

The cake is more than the sum of its parts.

sum and substance

the most important part of something

The sum and substance of his speech was about unity.

for the modest sum of

adj.

describing a small or reasonable price

The book is available for the modest sum of $5.

Expressions with squared

squared-toe

adj.

having a flat straight edge at the toe

He wore squared-toe boots to the party.

squared circle

wrestling ring, typically four-sided

The wrestlers faced off in the squared circle.

CDO-squared

financial instrument backed by CDOs

The bank invested heavily in CDO-squared products.

mean squared error

average of squared differences between predicted values and real values

The model with the lower mean squared error gave more accurate predictions.

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acr.

acr: Sum of Squared Errors

total of squared differences between values and mean

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French:erreurs quadratiques, ...
German:Fehlerquadratsumme, ...
Italian:somma degli errori quadrati, ...
Spanish:suma de errores al cuadrado, ...
Portuguese:erro quadrático, ...
Chinese:误差平方和, ...
Japanese:二乗誤差和, ...
Arabic:مَجمُوع مُرَبَّعات الأَخْطاء, ...
Hebrew:סְכוּם רִבּוּעֵי הַשְּׁגִיאוֹת, ...
Russian:сумма квадратов ошибок, ...
Ukrainian:сума квадратів помилок, ...
Hindi:त्रुटियों का वर्ग योग, ...
Bengali:স্কোয়ার্ড এররসের যোগফল, ...
Catalan:suma d'errors quadrats, ...
Czech:součet čtverců chyb, ...
Danish:fejlkvadratsum, ...
Dutch:kwadratensom, ...
Greek:άθροισμα τετραγωνικών σφαλμάτων, ...
Hungarian:négyzetes hibák összege, ...
Khmer:ផលបូកកំហុសការេ, ...
Korean:오차 제곱합, ...
Persian:SSE, ...
Polish:suma kwadratów błędów, ...
Portuguese (BR):soma dos erros quadrados, ...
Romanian:suma pătratelor erorilor, ...
Swedish:kvadratsummor, ...
Thai:ผลรวมของข้อผิดพลาดยกกำลังสอง, ...
Turkish:hata kareler toplamı, ...
Vietnamese:tổng bình phương sai số, ...

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