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Report Total Error Rate

Report Total Error Rate: Ratio of the report total error to the report total volume.

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Ratio of the report total error to the report total volume.

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An accuracy metric that focuses on error in totals appearing in vote data reports and does not attempt to assess untestable low-level operations. The “ratio of the report total error to the report total volume.” The report total error rate of a voting system must be less than 1 in 125,000. 2007 VVSG.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

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NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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NIST Election Glossary
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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