SEM or Standard error of measurement is the standard error of a method of measurement or estimate is the estimated standard deviation of the error in that method. Namely, it is the standard deviation of the difference between the measured or estimated values and the true values. Notice that the true value is, by definition, unknown and this implies that the standard error of an estimate is itself an estimated value.
In particular, for instance, the standard error of a sample statistic (such as sample mean) is the estimated standard deviation of the error in the process by which it was generated. In other words, it is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample statistic. The notation for standard error can be any one of SE, SEM (for standard error of measurement or mean), or SE.
In particular, for instance, the standard error of a sample statistic (such as sample mean) is the estimated standard deviation of the error in the process by which it was generated. In other words, it is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample statistic. The notation for standard error can be any one of SE, SEM (for standard error of measurement or mean), or SE.