Definition of Margin of error

1. Noun. The margin required in order to insure safety. "In engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress"

Exact synonyms: Margin Of Safety, Safety Margin
Generic synonyms: Margin, Index

Definition of Margin of error

1. Noun. (statistics) An expression of the lack of precision in the results obtained from a sample ¹

2. Noun. An amount, beyond the calculated minimum, added for safety ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Margin of error

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Crossing Boundaries: Statistical Essays in Honor of Jack Hall by William Jackson Hall, John Edward Kolassa, David Oakes (2003)
"Let 76 (0,1) be a specified confidence level and 6 e (0, |) be a specified margin of error. Then the problem is to construct an estimator T(Xn) for p and ..."

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