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interval estimation

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interval estimation [′in·tər·vəl ‚es·tə‚mā·shən]
(statistics)
A technique that expresses uncertainty about an estimate by defining an interval, or range of values, and indicates the certain degree of confidence with which the population parameter will fall within the interval.


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Interval estimation is a valuable form of statistical inference that we believe has certain advantages over conventional hypothesis testing based on tests of significance.
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