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Statistical estimation

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There are many different ways of discussing statistical estimation.

Goals

Approaches/philosophies

frequentist, or classical
Bayesian estimation

Methods

Maximum likelihood estimation
Method of moments, generalized method of moments
Least squares
Influence functions?
Confidence interval (or region)
Highest posterior density interval/region

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