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estimator

estimator

1 5.4
A method or program that uses data to predict outcomes
  • noun
  • /ˈɛstɪˌmeɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : estimador
  • Now for known n, the GLS estimator of B is given by
  • maximum likelihood estimator
  • likelihood estimator
  • OLS estimator

Machine learning today, if you look at deep neural networks, you can think of it as kind of conditional probability estimators, correct?

Examples

  • Kaplan-Meier estimators determined the cumulative failure function and probability of a first citation by year.

    Academic text (2015)
  • There are a number of sources of bias in depletion estimators (Ricker, 1975; Hilborn and Walters, 1992).

    Academic text (1997)
  • The maximum likelihood estimator is as follows.

  • Multiple home range estimators are suggested to facilitate comparison with other studies that use just one method.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The robust sandwich estimator was used to account for correlation introduced by multiple block data between patients.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Section 5 discusses the various probability estimators and casts them into a common format.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Poststratification is a commonly used technique for improving the efficiency of estimators (Valliant, 1993).

    Academic text (2014)
  • The researchers developed a new estimator that improved accuracy in predicting environmental changes.

  • Using the project's estimator, we calculated the required resources for the upcoming phase.

  • The statistics team implemented a robust estimator to analyze the data collected from the survey.

Synonyms

regressor
vsestimator
  • Specialized
8.3

A model that predicts a number from data like sales or temperature

computes parameter estimates and predicts broader outcomes beyond only continuous numbers

Surface Forms

estimator singular
estimators plural

Morphology

estimator = estimate (transparent) = estimate + or

The technical sense is an extension of 'one that estimates' to algorithms or procedures, but the agentive formation is still clear.

Etymology

Estimator comes from estimate, from Latin aestimare meaning 'to value'. In statistics and data work, an estimator is a rule or program that gives a guessed value from data, so it finds the number that best represents what you want to know.