Error Value

Real World Example

Imagine you're baking cookies and the recipe says they should bake in 10 minutes, but yours take 15 minutes to get that perfect golden brown. This situation is similar to when scientists compare an experimental value, like your actual baking time, to an accepted value, such as the recipe's suggested time. Just as the difference in baking times shows a discrepancy between expectation and reality, the error value in science reflects the gap between what was observed and what was expected, guiding improvements for future attempts.