Timeline for Intuitive Explanation Why the Standard Error of the Sample Proportions is not Divided by $n - 1$
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| Sep 20, 2021 at 21:21 | comment | added | BigBendRegion | This really isn't a standard error issue, it is a standard deviation issue. You could use $n-1$ in the standard deviation estimate in either case, or you could use $n$ in either case. The difference is just because of historical inertia. On the other hand you do need to use $n$ for the standard error in either case. | |
| Sep 20, 2021 at 13:44 | comment | added | whuber♦ | This is essentially answered at stats.stackexchange.com/questions/294737 (where the sample values are coded $-1$ and $1$ rather than $0$ and $1$). You can also find an answer (for proportions) at stats.stackexchange.com/questions/284160. | |
| Sep 20, 2021 at 4:08 | comment | added | Alexis | Also: Welcome to CV! | |
| Sep 20, 2021 at 2:45 | vote | accept | Dan | ||
| Sep 20, 2021 at 1:38 | answer | added | Alexis | timeline score: 3 | |
| Sep 20, 2021 at 1:31 | history | edited | Alexis | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| S Sep 20, 2021 at 1:18 | history | asked | Dan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |