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 is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

You are reading a research article that refers to the standard error of the mean.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

The standard error of the mean is an example of a standard error.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

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