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standard deviation
Standard deviation the square root of the variance; we generally prefer thinking about error in terms of standard deviation because it yields a number that makes sense using the original scale of measurement.
measurement error
Measurement error is error caused by the natural fluctuation in most real-world measurements.
SS Error
SS error is the amount of error left unexplained by the model; the area of all the squared residuals based on the distance of each score from the model prediction.
sampling error
Sampling error is the variation that occurs from sample to sample due to the fact that no sample is a perfect representation of the population; can be biased or unbiased; also known as sampling variation.
margin of error
Margin of error is also called critical distance; the distance between the boundaries of the "unlikely" area for a sampling distribution and the mean of that distribution expressed in the same unit as the variable (e.g., mm, lbs, dollars).