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 standard error of the coefficient for b1 is Sb1 in the formula.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

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

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

So that the variability can be evaluated more adequately, the coefficient of variability and 2 times the standard error of the mean are included for the measurements in two series.

From Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus montanus, in Wyoming and Colorado by Anderson, Sydney