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variable error

variable error Variable error is a measure of how much a person’s responses vary across repeated judgments or tasks, used as an index of precision.

Variable error is a measure of how much a person’s responses vary across repeated judgments or tasks, used as an index of precision. Smaller variable error means more consistent, more precise performance.