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diff --git a/quality_control/standard_error.py b/quality_control/standard_error.py
index 9a91d1b..ae1e378 100644
--- a/quality_control/standard_error.py
+++ b/quality_control/standard_error.py
@@ -4,4 +4,9 @@ import re
 from .errors import InvalidValue
 
 def valid_value(val):
-    return None
+    if re.search("^[0-9]+\.[0-9]{6,}$", val):
+        return float(val)
+    raise InvalidValue(
+        f"Invalid value '{val}'.\n"
+        "Expected string representing a number with at least six decimal "
+        "places.")