diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.dsem.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.dsem.js
index 01030547667a..a802acf9852a 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.dsem.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.dsem.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
 var sqrt = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/sqrt' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 var dsem = require( './../lib/dsem.js' );
 
 
@@ -44,8 +43,6 @@ tape( 'the function has an arity of 4', function test( t ) {
 
 tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided array (population)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var v;
 
@@ -53,9 +50,7 @@ tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided arra
 	v = dsem( x.length, 0, x, 1 );
 	expected = sqrt( 53.5/x.length ) / sqrt( x.length );
 
-	delta = abs( v - expected );
-	tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected );
-	t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. Actual: '+v+'. E: '+expected+'. tol: '+tol+'. Δ: '+delta+'.' );
+	t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( v, expected, 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	x = new Float64Array( [ -4.0, -4.0 ] );
 	v = dsem( x.length, 0, x, 1 );
@@ -70,8 +65,6 @@ tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided arra
 
 tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided array (sample)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var v;
 
@@ -79,9 +72,7 @@ tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided arra
 	v = dsem( x.length, 1, x, 1 );
 	expected = sqrt( 53.5/(x.length-1) ) / sqrt( x.length );
 
-	delta = abs( v - expected );
-	tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected );
-	t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. Actual: '+v+'. E: '+expected+'. tol: '+tol+'. Δ: '+delta+'.' );
+	t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( v, expected, 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	x = new Float64Array( [ -4.0, -4.0 ] );
 	v = dsem( x.length, 1, x, 1 );
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.dsem.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.dsem.native.js
index 6603f2b46f6a..3523bd65e728 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.dsem.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.dsem.native.js
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
 var sqrt = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/sqrt' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 var tryRequire = require( '@stdlib/utils/try-require' );
 
 
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ tape( 'the function has an arity of 4', opts, function test( t ) {
 
 tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided array (population)', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var v;
 
@@ -62,9 +59,7 @@ tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided arra
 	v = dsem( x.length, 0, x, 1 );
 	expected = sqrt( 53.5/x.length ) / sqrt( x.length );
 
-	delta = abs( v - expected );
-	tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected );
-	t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. Actual: '+v+'. E: '+expected+'. tol: '+tol+'. Δ: '+delta+'.' );
+	t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( v, expected, 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	x = new Float64Array( [ -4.0, -4.0 ] );
 	v = dsem( x.length, 0, x, 1 );
@@ -79,8 +74,6 @@ tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided arra
 
 tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided array (sample)', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var v;
 
@@ -88,9 +81,7 @@ tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided arra
 	v = dsem( x.length, 1, x, 1 );
 	expected = sqrt( 53.5/(x.length-1) ) / sqrt( x.length );
 
-	delta = abs( v - expected );
-	tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected );
-	t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. Actual: '+v+'. E: '+expected+'. tol: '+tol+'. Δ: '+delta+'.' );
+	t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( v, expected, 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	x = new Float64Array( [ -4.0, -4.0 ] );
 	v = dsem( x.length, 1, x, 1 );
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.ndarray.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.ndarray.js
index 19a1f3116c6f..182683450d57 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.ndarray.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.ndarray.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
 var sqrt = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/sqrt' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 var dsem = require( './../lib/ndarray.js' );
 
 
@@ -44,8 +43,6 @@ tape( 'the function has an arity of 5', function test( t ) {
 
 tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided array (population)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var v;
 
@@ -53,9 +50,7 @@ tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided arra
 	v = dsem( x.length, 0, x, 1, 0 );
 	expected = sqrt( 53.5/x.length ) / sqrt( x.length );
 
-	delta = abs( v - expected );
-	tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected );
-	t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. Actual: '+v+'. E: '+expected+'. tol: '+tol+'. Δ: '+delta+'.' );
+	t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( v, expected, 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	x = new Float64Array( [ -4.0, -4.0 ] );
 	v = dsem( x.length, 0, x, 1, 0 );
@@ -70,8 +65,6 @@ tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided arra
 
 tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided array (sample)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var v;
 
@@ -79,9 +72,7 @@ tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided arra
 	v = dsem( x.length, 1, x, 1, 0 );
 	expected = sqrt( 53.5/(x.length-1) ) / sqrt( x.length );
 
-	delta = abs( v - expected );
-	tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected );
-	t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. Actual: '+v+'. E: '+expected+'. tol: '+tol+'. Δ: '+delta+'.' );
+	t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( v, expected, 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	x = new Float64Array( [ -4.0, -4.0 ] );
 	v = dsem( x.length, 1, x, 1, 0 );
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.ndarray.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.ndarray.native.js
index 8ef80400841c..16d50bf62a97 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.ndarray.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/strided/dsem/test/test.ndarray.native.js
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
 var sqrt = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/sqrt' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 var tryRequire = require( '@stdlib/utils/try-require' );
 
 
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ tape( 'the function has an arity of 5', opts, function test( t ) {
 
 tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided array (population)', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var v;
 
@@ -62,9 +59,7 @@ tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided arra
 	v = dsem( x.length, 0, x, 1, 0 );
 	expected = sqrt( 53.5/x.length ) / sqrt( x.length );
 
-	delta = abs( v - expected );
-	tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected );
-	t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. Actual: '+v+'. E: '+expected+'. tol: '+tol+'. Δ: '+delta+'.' );
+	t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( v, expected, 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	x = new Float64Array( [ -4.0, -4.0 ] );
 	v = dsem( x.length, 0, x, 1, 0 );
@@ -79,8 +74,6 @@ tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided arra
 
 tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided array (sample)', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var v;
 
@@ -88,9 +81,7 @@ tape( 'the function calculates the standard error of the mean for a strided arra
 	v = dsem( x.length, 1, x, 1, 0 );
 	expected = sqrt( 53.5/(x.length-1) ) / sqrt( x.length );
 
-	delta = abs( v - expected );
-	tol = 1.0 * EPS * abs( expected );
-	t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. Actual: '+v+'. E: '+expected+'. tol: '+tol+'. Δ: '+delta+'.' );
+	t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( v, expected, 1 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	x = new Float64Array( [ -4.0, -4.0 ] );
 	v = dsem( x.length, 1, x, 1, 0 );