point estimate

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point estimate

(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics a specific value assigned to a parameter of a population on the basis of sampling statistics Compare interval estimate

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actinium curium estimate interval estimate maximum likelihood			It tells you not only what your point estimate should be but also the likelihood of other types of outcomes occurring. Reserve supply: like many parts of the insurance industry, reserving ... by Hyle, Robert Regis / Tech Decisions Nonetheless, the point estimates and their probabilities can be a reasonably good approximation of what is known as a continuous probability distribution, especially if there are enough of them. Management accounting--decision management: in the second of his two ... by Janes, Ian / Financial Management (UK) The interviewers asked participants to offer either a point estimate or a range of risk that they felt they would bear from transporting nuclear-waste along the proposed route. Risk perception, ambiguity, and nuclear-waste transport by Riddel, Mary / Southern Economic Journal			poikilothermy poilu Poincaré poinciana Poinciana gilliesii Poinciana pulcherrima Poinciana regia poind Poinder poinephobia poinsettia poinsettia strain point point after point after touchdown Point alphabet Point applique point attractor point bar point d'appui Point de Galle point defect point defense point designation grid point duty point estimate point group point guard point in time point jam point lace point man point mutation Point net point of accumulation point of apoapsis Point of concurrence Point of contrary flexure point of departure point of entry point of honor point of honour point of impact point of inflection point of intersection point of no return point of order point of periapsis point of presence point of reference point of sale			Point defense Point defense Point Defense Laser Point Defense Weapon System Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium point designation grid POINT DET Point Detonating Point Detonating Delay Point Detonating Fuze Point Detonating Impact Super Quick point diagram Point Dipole Point Dipole Interaction point distal flow Point Distribution Model point down to Point Dume Point Dume State Beach point duty point duty Point Ecoute Jeunes point electrode point electrode point electrode Point Engineering Limited point epidemic point epidemic point epidemic point epidemic point estimate point estimates point estimates Point Evidence Analysis Point Evidence Explanation Point Expansion Module Point Feed Pre Bake point fire point firing point firing point firing point firing point firing Point For Negotiation point forceps point forceps point forceps Point Four Program point function Point gaurd Point Grey Point Grey Inter-Mennonite Fellowship Point group Point group Point Group Holdings Inc. Point Group Holdings, Incorporated Point groups Point groups point guard point guard Point guard (basketball)

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