Defined term
Report Total Error Rate
Report Total Error Rate: Ratio of the report total error to the report total volume.
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Election Administration
Definition
Ratio of the report total error to the report total volume.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
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.
Sources
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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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