standard error


noun Statistics.

the standard deviation of a distribution of a sample statistic, especially when the mean is used as the statistic.

Origin of standard error

First recorded in 1895–1900

British Dictionary definitions for standard error

standard error

noun

statistics the estimated standard deviation of a parameter, the value of which is not known exactly

Scientific definitions for standard error

standard error

The standard deviations of the sample in a frequency distribution, obtained by dividing the standard deviation by the total number of cases in the frequency distribution.