Percentage Error Calculator Percentage Error Calculator Observed Value: True Value: Calculate Percentage Error: Percentage error Percentage\:error=\frac{Absolute\:error}{True\:Value}\cdot 100\% Or we can write, Percentage\:error=\left|\frac{x_1-x_2}{x_2}\right|\cdot 100\% Where x_1 is the Observed value and x_2 is the True value.