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

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

This is sometimes called the standard error of the estimate.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

One of your friends tries to convince you that the standard error of the mean should be 4.5.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

Averages referred to in the text as significantly different differ by as much as, or more than, the sum of two times the standard error of each of the two averages.

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