interval estimate
noun Statistics.
the interval used as an estimate in interval estimation; a confidence interval.
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British Dictionary definitions for interval estimate
interval estimate
noun
statistics an interval within which the true value of a parameter of a population is stated to lie with a predetermined probability on the basis of sampling statisticsCompare point estimate
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