probable error
probable error
noun Statistics.
a quantity formerly used as a measure of variability: equal to 0.6745 times the standard deviation. A normally distributed population has half of its elements within one probable error of the mean.
Origin:
1805–15
1805–15
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probable error  (prŏb'ə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
The amount by which the arithmetic mean of a sample is expected to vary because of chance alone. |
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