Statistics Point estimation Concept
Bias of an estimator
Summary
The bias of an estimator is the difference between its expected value and the true value of the quantity that it estimates. An estimator with zero bias is unbiased. The node bias of an estimator gives the precise definition.
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Further reading
- Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bias_of_an_estimator, lead section
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| Aliases | bias, unbiased-estimator, estimator-bias |
| Kind | concept |
| Writing | W1 stated |
| MSC | 62F10 |
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