Chapter 4. Estimation

  1. Phillip I. Good1,
  2. James W. Hardin2

Published Online: 8 AUG 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471463760.ch4

Book Title

Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them)

Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them)

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How to Cite

Good, P. I. and Hardin, J. W. (2003) Estimation, in Common Errors in Statistics (and How to Avoid Them), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471463760.ch4

Author Information

  1. 1

    Huntington Beach, CA, USA

  2. 2

    College Station, TX, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 8 AUG 2003
  2. Published Print: 11 JUL 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471460688

Online ISBN: 9780471463764

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Keywords:

  • estimation;
  • prevention;
  • desirable estimators;
  • not-so-desirable estimators;
  • interval estimates;
  • improved results

Summary

Accurate, reliable estimates are essential to effective decision-making. In this chapter, we review preventive measures and list the properties to look for in an estimation method. Several robust semiparametric estimators are considered along with one method of interval estimation, the bootstrap.

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