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Probable error

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-008161

A measure of statistical dispersion, representing the half-range of an interval around the median within which 50% of the values in a distribution are expected to fall. It indicates the precision of a measurement or estimate. For a normal distribution, the probable error is approximately 0.6745 times the standard deviation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-008161
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-008161",
  "term": "Probable error",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A measure of statistical dispersion, representing the half-range of an interval around the median within which 50% of the values in a distribution are expected to fall. It indicates the precision of a measurement or estimate. For a normal distribution, the probable error is approximately 0.6745 times the standard deviation.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/probable-error/"
}

Record 7,465 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.