Losses and objectives · MLD-0712
Mean absolute error
The average absolute difference between predictions and targets.
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Original example
Evaluate regression with less emphasis on extreme errors.
Original caveat
It is less smooth than squared error.
Context and aliases
Level: Intermediate. Stages: Theory · Training · Evaluation.
Tags: ML · DL · SLM · LLM.
Aliases: MAE.
Related concepts
Concepts linking here
Original references
- Deep Learning: online textbook ↗ · Consulted
- scikit-learn: evaluation metrics ↗ · Reference link
- PyTorch neural-network layers ↗ · Reference link
- Original reference URL ↗