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Glossary: Probability for ML

Standard error (SE)

Also written: SE, standard error

The standard deviation of an average, σ ÷ √n; for a proportion it is √(p(1 − p) ÷ n). It tells you how far a measured accuracy or average might be from the truth.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

Central limit theorem (CLT)Standard deviation, variance