誤 差(ごさ)範 囲(はんい)

ごさはんい

noun

margin of error; error range

1. margin of error; error range; error tolerance

The range within which measured or estimated values are considered to deviate from the true value, treated as acceptable or expected variation. Used in statistics, polling, science, and engineering, and also colloquially to mean 'close enough' or 'negligible difference'.

誤差(ごさ)範囲(はんい)内(ない)だ。

It's within the margin of error.

調査(ちょうさ)の誤差(ごさ)範囲(はんい)は前後(ぜんご)三(さん)パーセントです。

The margin of error for the survey is plus or minus three percent.

二(に)つの測定(そくてい)結果(けっか)の差(さ)は誤差(ごさ)範囲(はんい)内(ない)で、有意(ゆうい)な違(ちが)いとは言(い)えない。

The difference between the two measurements is within the margin of error and cannot be called statistically significant.

Compound of 誤差(ごさ) ('margin of error, discrepancy') + 範囲(はんい) ('range, scope'). Used in both technical writing (statistics, science, manufacturing) and general conversation.

In casual speech, 誤差(ごさ)範囲(はんい) often means 'a negligible difference' — something not worth worrying about.

Common collocations

誤差(ごさ)範囲(はんい)内(ない): within the margin of error
誤差(ごさ)範囲(はんい)を超(こ)える: to exceed the margin of error
誤差(ごさ)範囲(はんい)を示(しめ)す: to indicate the margin of error
許容(きょよう)誤差(ごさ)範囲(はんい): allowable margin of error; tolerance
前後(ぜんご)数(すう)パーセントの誤差(ごさ)範囲(はんい): a margin of error of a few percent either way

Related words

誤差(ごさ): error; discrepancy — the amount of deviation itself
範囲(はんい): range, scope
許容(きょよう)範囲(はんい): acceptable range; tolerance range
標準(ひょうじゅん)偏差(へんさ): standard deviation — a statistical measure of spread
有意差(ゆういさ): significant difference — contrasts with 誤差(ごさ)範囲(はんい)内(ない)

Usage

Formal/technical: precise numerical ranges in reports, research papers, and polls.
Colloquial: dismissing a small difference — 'そんなの誤差(ごさ)範囲(はんい)だよ' ('That's just within the margin of error' = 'That difference doesn't matter').

Related Words

Related: 許容範囲(きょようはんい) (acceptable range)

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