Error Rate
Error Rate: Ratio of the number of errors that occur to the volume of data processed.
Definition
Ratio of the number of errors that occur to the volume of data processed.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
The “ratio of the number of errors that occur to the volume of data processed. … The specific error rate used in the BENCHMARK for voting system accuracy is REPORT TOTAL ERROR RATE.” 2007 VVSG. HAVA requires that a voting system used in an election for Federal office have an error rate that “shall comply with the error rate standards established under section 3.2.1 of the voting system standards issued by the FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION” in effect on the date of enactment of HAVA, that is, 1 in 500,000. See BALLOT POSITION ERROR RATE, BIT ERROR RATE, MISFEED RATE, REPORT TOTAL ERROR RATE.