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standard error

noun

Definition of standard error

: the standard deviation of the probability function or probability density function of a random variable and especially of a statistic specifically : the standard error of the mean of a sample from a population with a normal distribution that is equal to the standard deviation of the normal distribution divided by the square root of the sample size

Examples of standard error in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And there’s a big standard error around all these regressions. WSJ, "Transcript: WSJ Interview With Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren," 2 Aug. 2017

First Known Use of standard error

1897, in the meaning defined above

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