range of error

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Characterizing such pools through seismic studies is hard, and the range of error is huge.

From Nature • Jan. 9, 2013

In an effort to inform readers, most pollsters and the news media report the range of error that can be attributed to sampling, generally in the range of plus or minus 3% to 5%.

From Time Magazine Archive

It may be questioned whether the whole range of error presents a dogma of more pernicious tendency than the doctrine of Mixed Moral Actions.

From Doctrine of the Will by Mahan, Asa

In brief, per capita output for 1994-95 is well below the 1989-90 level, but any estimate has a wide range of error.

From The 1996 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Per capita output and living standards were still well below the prewar level, but any estimates have a wide range of error.

From The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency