Standard error: The estimated standard deviation of a sampling distribution, computed using sample data instead of population parameters.
How to apply it: Use standard error in confidence intervals and hypothesis tests when population parameters are unknown.
Course: AP Statistics · Unit: Sampling Distributions
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