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Raw Data vs. Sampling Distribution Note middle and spread of the two distributions. How do they compare? Definition of Standard Error The standard deviation of the sampling distribution is the standard error. For the mean, it indicates the average distance of the statistic from the parameter. Standard error of the mean. Formula: Standard Error of Mean To compute the SEM, use: For our Example: Standard error SD of means .57 z-Scores, the Normal Curve, Standard Error of the Mean I. z-scores and conversions What is a z-score? A measure of an observation’s distance from the mean. The