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BIAS ESTIMATOR [1 record]

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Record 1 1991-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys
DEF

The deviation of the expectation of an estimator of a parameter from the true value of this parameter.

OBS

This expression may also be used in a wider sense to designate the non-coincidence of the expectation of an estimator with the true value of the parameter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
DEF

Différence entre l'espérance mathématique d'un estimateur d'un paramètre et la valeur vraie de ce paramètre.

OBS

Cette expression peut aussi être utilisée dans un sens plus général pour désigner la non-coïncidence de l'espérance mathématique de l'estimateur et de la valeur vraie du paramètre.

Spanish

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