Observational error is the difference between a measured value of quantity and its true value. In statistics, an error is not a "mistake". Variability is an inherent part of things being measured and of the measurement process.
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“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)