Standard error

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009191",
  "term": "Standard error",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A measure of the statistical accuracy of an estimate, representing the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic. It quantifies the expected variability of an estimate if the same measurement or experiment were repeated multiple times. For a mean, it is calculated by dividing the sample standard deviation by the square root of the sample size.",
  "see_also": [
    "root-mean-square error",
    "regression"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/standard-error/"
}