What is the formula for SEM when the population standard deviation is unknown?

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What is the formula for SEM when the population standard deviation is unknown?
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When the population standard deviation (σ) is unknown, we use the sample standard deviation (s) in the SEM formula: SEM = s / √n. This is the most common scenario in practical applications.