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Statistical estimation

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There are many different ways of discussing statistical estimation.

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Goals

  1. Point estimation
  2. Interval estimation
  3. Regression analysis/model building

Approaches/philosophies

  1. frequentist, or classical
  2. Bayesian estimation

Methods