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Definition of estimation

Estimation
Estimation Es`ti*ma"tion, n. [L. aestimatio, fr. aestimare: cf. F. estimation. See Esteem, v. t.] 1. The act of estimating. --Shak. 2. An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities. If he be poorer that thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest, and the priest shall value him. --Lev. xxvii. 8. 3. Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor. I shall have estimation among multitude, and honor with the elders. --Wisdom viii. 10. 4. Supposition; conjecture. I speak not this in estimation, As what I think might be, but what I know. --Shak. Syn: Estimate; calculation; computation; appraisement; esteem; honor; regard. See Estimate, n.

Meaning of estimation from wikipedia

- Estimation (or estimating) is the process of finding an estimate or approximation, which is a value that is usable for some purpose even if input data...
- In statistics, point estimation involves the use of sample data to calculate a single value (known as a point estimate since it identifies a point in some...
- In statistics, kernel density estimation (KDE) is the application of kernel smoothing for probability density estimation, i.e., a non-parametric method...
- In statistics, maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) is a method of estimating the parameters of an ****umed probability distribution, given some observed...
- Look up estimation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Estimation is the process of finding a usable approximation of a result. Estimation may also refer...
- In statistics, probability density estimation or simply density estimation is the construction of an estimate, based on observed data, of an unobservable...
- through weight-estimation formulas. These formulas base their findings on the child's age and tape-based systems of weight estimation. Of the many formulas...
- order-of-magnitude problem (or order-of-magnitude estimate, order estimation), is an estimation problem designed to teach dimensional analysis or approximation...
- value of the dependent variable, yi{\displaystyle y_{i}}. One method of estimation is ordinary least squares. This method obtains parameter estimates that...
- estimation is the use of sample data to estimate an interval of possible values of a parameter of interest. This is in contrast to point estimation,...