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estimation — /es teuh may sheuhn/, n. 1. judgment or opinion: In my estimation the boy is guilty. 2. esteem; respect. 3. approximate calculation; estimate: to make an estimation of one s expenditures. [1325 75; ME estimacioun < MF < L aestimation (s. of… … Universalium
estimation — /ɛstəˈmeɪʃən/ (say estuh mayshuhn) noun 1. judgement or opinion: in my estimation. 2. esteem; respect: to hold in high estimation. 3. approximate calculation; estimate: to make an estimation of one s resources …
estimation — es‧ti‧ma‧tion [ˌestˈmeɪʆn] noun [countable] 1. your opinion of the value, nature etc of someone or something: • His skills and abilities make him, in my estimation, an ideal candidate for the board of governors. 2. a calculation of what the… … Financial and business terms
Maximum spacing estimation — The maximum spacing method tries to find a distribution function such that the spacings, D(i), are all approximately of the same length. This is done by maximizing their geometric mean. In statistics, maximum spacing estimation (MSE or MSP), or… … Wikipedia
Multivariate kernel density estimation — Kernel density estimation is a nonparametric technique for density estimation i.e., estimation of probability density functions, which is one of the fundamental questions in statistics. It can be viewed as a generalisation of histogram density… … Wikipedia
Kernel density estimation — of 100 normally distributed random numbers using different smoothing bandwidths. In statistics, kernel density estimation is a non parametric way of estimating the probability density function of a random variable. Kernel density estimation is a… … Wikipedia
Minimum distance estimation — (MDE) is a statistical method for fitting a mathematical model to data, usually the empirical distribution. Contents 1 Definition 2 Statistics used in estimation 2.1 Chi square criterion … Wikipedia
Trend estimation — is a statistical technique to aid interpretation of data. When a series of measurements of a process are treated as a time series, trend estimation can be used to make and justify statements about tendencies in the data. By using trend estimation … Wikipedia
To make account — Account Ac*count , n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To make account of — Account Ac*count , n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
