Consistent estimator — {T1, T2, T3, …} is a sequence of estimators for parameter θ0, the true value of which is 4. This sequence is consistent: the estimators are getting more and more concentrated near the true value θ0; at the same time, these estimators are biased.… … Wikipedia
Parameter — For other uses, see Parameter (disambiguation). Parameter from Ancient Greek παρά also “para” meaning “beside, subsidiary” and μέτρον also “metron” meaning “measure”, can be interpreted in mathematics, logic, linguistics, environmental science[1] … Wikipedia
consistent — adjective Etymology: Latin consistent , consistens, present participle of consistere Date: 1638 1. archaic possessing firmness or coherence 2. a. marked by harmony, regularity, or steady continuity … New Collegiate Dictionary
consistent estimate — a statistic that converges to the true value of the parameter being estimated (population parameter) as the sample size increases; i.e., the estimate value can be made as statistically close to the true value as desired by taking a large enough… … Medical dictionary
Scale parameter — In probability theory and statistics, a scale parameter is a special kind of numerical parameter of a parametric family of probability distributions. The larger the scale parameter, the more spread out the distribution.DefinitionIf a family of… … Wikipedia
Head directionality parameter — The Head directionality parameter is a proposed parameter that classifies word order. It provides a choice between:* Heads follow phrases in forming larger phrases (head final) and * Heads precede phrases in forming larger phrases (head… … Wikipedia
Hollomon-Jaffe parameter — The Hollomon Jaffe parameter, or HP, describes the effect of a heat treatment at a temperature for a certain time. EffectThe effect of the heat treatment depends on its temperature and its time. The same effect can be achieved with a low… … Wikipedia
Non-linear least squares — is the form of least squares analysis which is used to fit a set of m observations with a model that is non linear in n unknown parameters (m > n). It is used in some forms of non linear regression. The basis of the method is to… … Wikipedia
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Maximum likelihood — In statistics, maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) is a method of estimating the parameters of a statistical model. When applied to a data set and given a statistical model, maximum likelihood estimation provides estimates for the model s… … Wikipedia
Estimator — In statistics, an estimator is a function of the observable sample data that is used to estimate an unknown population parameter (which is called the estimand ); an estimate is the result from the actual application of the function to a… … Wikipedia