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standard error

standard error Standard error is the amount a statistic typically varies from one sample to another, expressed as the standard deviation of that statistic’s sampling distribution.

Standard error is the amount a statistic typically varies from one sample to another, expressed as the standard deviation of that statistic’s sampling distribution. It is used in building confidence intervals and in significance testing.