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

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

Definition: A t test is obtained by dividing a regression coefficient by its standard error and then comparing the result to critical values for Students' t with Error df.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

One of your friends tries to convince you that the standard error of the mean should be 4.5.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

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