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Title:

Point Estimation

Url:

https://www.randomservices.org/random/point/index.html

Creator:

Siegrist, Kyle

Publisher:

University of Alabama -- Huntsville

Description: Created by Kyle Siegrist of the University of Alabama-Huntsville, this is an online, interactive lesson on point estimation. The author provides examples, exercises, and applets about the topic. More specifically, they concern estimators, method of moments, maximum likelihood, Bayes' estimators, best unbiased estimators, and sufficient, complete and ancillary statistics. Additionally, the author provides links to external resources for students looking to engage in a more in-depth study of the topic. This is simply one lesson in a series of seventeen. They are easily accessible as the author has created the site in an online textbook format.

LC Classification:

Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics
Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics -- Estimation theory
Science -- Mathematics -- Probabilities
Science -- Mathematics -- Probabilities -- Distributions. Characteristic functions

GEM Subject:

Mathematics -- Statistics
Mathematics -- Probability

Key Concept:

Mathematics -- Bayes’ formula
Mathematics -- Frequency distributions
Mathematics -- Points
Mathematics -- Probability
Mathematics -- Statistics

Date Issued:

2008

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- HTML
Application -- Java

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

Kyle Siegrist

Access Rights:

Free access

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