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Standard Error

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Standard Error - definition(s)

Standard error - A measure of the variation among estimates from all possible samples. A measure of the precision with which an  estimate  from a particular sample approximates the average results of all possible samples. The unit of measurement for the standard error is the same as the variable of interest.

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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 27 November 2012 09:42:18, http://www.nss.gov.au/dataquality/glossary.jsp External  


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