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

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

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

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.