Concept information
Preferred term
parameter estimation
Definition
- Parameter estimation is concerned with finding the value of a population parameter from sample statistics. Population parameters are fixed and generally unknown quantities. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods; Parameter Estimation]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/parameter_estimation
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