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point estimate

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noun

statistics a specific value assigned to a parameter of a population on the basis of sampling statistics Compare interval estimate

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The sample standard deviation, s, is the point estimate for the population standard deviation, σ.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020

The sample mean, x¯ , is the point estimate of the unknown population mean, μ.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020

In this case, you would have obtained a point estimate for the true proportion the parameter p in the binomial probability density function.

From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017

Here the point estimate of the population standard deviation, s has been substituted for the population standard deviation, σ, and tν,α has been substituted for Zα.

From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017

You would have obtained a point estimate of the true mean.

From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013

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