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Thanks for the responses. I think the SSE is the best measure and I will go with it.

Thanks for the response. What advantage does the sum of squared differences have over the sum of absolute differences?

I am having problems deciding on which statistical measure to use. Although this problem is of the simplest type, none of my books seem to address exactly what I need. Let me describe a typical example: Suppose that I have a factory that produces four types of products, say boats, cars...