What does a large standard error bar on a bar graph indicate?

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What does a large standard error bar on a bar graph indicate?
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A large standard error bar indicates that the sample mean is likely to be a less precise estimate of the population mean. It suggests that if you were to repeat the experiment, the resulting sample mean could vary considerably. It implies higher uncertainty in the estimated population mean.