point estimate
Britishnoun
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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 for the population mean, μ.
From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017
This is a point estimate for the population standard deviation and can be substituted into the formula for confidence intervals for a mean under certain circumstances.
From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017
What statistics provides us beyond a simple average, or point estimate, is an estimate to which we can attach a probability of accuracy, what we will call a confidence level.
From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017
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
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