standard error

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So, each IQ test score has a standard error of measurement that accounts for the margin of error above and below the test-taker’s score.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

For the hypothesis test, we calculate the estimated standard deviation, or standard error, of the difference in sample means, X¯ 1 − X¯ 2 .

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

The margin of error depends on the confidence level or percentage of confidence and the standard error of the mean.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

The Error Bound gets its name from the recognition that it provides the boundary of the interval derived from the standard error of the sampling distribution.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

The standard input is one source of the process's data; the standard output is one place the process sends data; and the standard error is a place the process can send error messages.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John