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¯ – X¯ .

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

What is the standard error of the mean?

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

If you decrease the sample size to 50, will the standard error of the mean be smaller or larger?

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

In each symbol, horizontal line = range, vertical line = mean, open rectangle = one standard deviation on each side of mean, black rectangle = twice the standard error on each side of mean.

From Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis by Cross, Frank B.