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(Eugen Grebenik et al., first edition 1958)
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[[en-I:standard error]] [[ar-I:خطأ المعياري (خطا)]] [[de-I:mittlere Abweichung]] [[es-I:error típico]] [[fi-I:keskivirhe]] [[fr-I:erreur-type]] [[it-I:errore quadratico medio]] [[pl-I:błąd standardowy]] [[pt-I:ÊRRO padrão]] [[ru-I:Средняя ошибка]]  
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[[en-II:standard error]] [[ar-II:خطأ المعياري]] [[cs-II:standardní chyba]] [[de-II:Standardfehler]] [[es-II:error tipo]] [[fr-II:erreur type]] [[it-II:errore quadratico medio]] [[ja-II:標準誤差]] [[pt-II:erro padrão ]] [[ru-II:Стандартные ошибки]] [[zh-II:标准误差]]  
 
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Standard error  (STANDARD error)


A population parameter 1 is a numerical value that characterizes a population. Statistical estimation 2 is the name given to the procedure by which the values of such parameters are estimated from the sample. Such estimates are subject to sampling errors 3 and a measure of the magnitude of the sampling error is generally given by the standard error 4. Sometimes a confidence interval 5 is associated with an estimate to show the limits within which the estimated quantity may be expected to lie with a pre-determined probability. A difference between two values is referred to as a significant difference 6 when the probability that it is due to chance is less than a given value which is called the level of significance 7. Thus a difference would be significant at the 5 percent level if the probability that it could have arisen by chance is less than 0.05. In addition to sampling errors, observation errors 8 or response errors 8 also affect estimates. These errors usually include interviewer biases 9 which are systematic errors introduced by the interviewers when the basic data are collected.

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