estimatorn.

Brit.

/ˈɛstᵻmeɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈɛstəˌmeɪdər/

Forms: Also 1700s -er.

Etymology: < Latin aestimātor, agent-noun < aestimāre : see estimate v. and -or suffix.

One who estimates.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [noun] > one who appraises

peisera1382

praiser1424

judge1485

sessor1496

esteemer1551

count-maker1556

rater1611

estimatora1665

appraiser1688

assessor1722

appreciator1728

prizer1749

valuer1799

a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) xv. 455 Our Saviour..was the best Estimator concerning matters of profit.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. 261 We are very bad estimaters of happiness.

1861 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 20 Apr. 434/2 They are by no means the keenest estimators.

Draft additions 1993

2. Statistics. A rule, method, or criterion for arriving at an estimate of the value of a parameter; a quantity used or evaluated as such an estimate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [noun] > population > numerical characteristic of > method used to estimate

method (also principle) of least squares1825

estimator1939

1939 E. J. G. Pitman in Biometrika 30 399 The mean, median, or any such point of the fiducial distribution is a function of the x which has the estimator property.

1946 M. G. Kendall Adv. Theory Statistics II. xvii. 2 We draw a distinction between the method or rule of estimation, which, following Pitman, we shall call an Estimator, and the value to which it gives rise in particular cases, the Estimate.

1968 P. A. P. Moran Introd. Probability Theory v. 226 From this sample we construct the ‘sample distribution’ F_n(x)... Suppose..that we merely wish to estimate F(x) at a particular point x so that the natural estimator to use is F_n(x).

1976 Biometrika 63 437 The right-hand side of (2.3) need not converge, but, if we assume that it does, the expression (2.3) suggests the unbiased estimator for Δ(t)‸Δ(t) = n₁t − n₂t² + n₃t³ −[etc.].

1987 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 52 382 The breakdown point of an estimator assesses its ability to resist the effects of contamination.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	estimator
释义	estimatorn. Brit. /ˈɛstᵻmeɪtə/, U.S. /ˈɛstəˌmeɪdər/ Forms: Also 1700s -er. Etymology: < Latin aestimātor, agent-noun < aestimāre : see estimate v. and -or suffix. One who estimates. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [noun] > one who appraises peisera1382 praiser1424 judge1485 sessor1496 esteemer1551 count-maker1556 rater1611 estimatora1665 appraiser1688 assessor1722 appreciator1728 prizer1749 valuer1799 a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) xv. 455 Our Saviour..was the best Estimator concerning matters of profit. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. 261 We are very bad estimaters of happiness. 1861 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 20 Apr. 434/2 They are by no means the keenest estimators. Draft additions 1993 2. Statistics. A rule, method, or criterion for arriving at an estimate of the value of a parameter; a quantity used or evaluated as such an estimate. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [noun] > population > numerical characteristic of > method used to estimate method (also principle) of least squares1825 estimator1939 1939 E. J. G. Pitman in Biometrika 30 399 The mean, median, or any such point of the fiducial distribution is a function of the x which has the estimator property. 1946 M. G. Kendall Adv. Theory Statistics II. xvii. 2 We draw a distinction between the method or rule of estimation, which, following Pitman, we shall call an Estimator, and the value to which it gives rise in particular cases, the Estimate. 1968 P. A. P. Moran Introd. Probability Theory v. 226 From this sample we construct the ‘sample distribution’ F_n(x)... Suppose..that we merely wish to estimate F(x) at a particular point x so that the natural estimator to use is F_n(x). 1976 Biometrika 63 437 The right-hand side of (2.3) need not converge, but, if we assume that it does, the expression (2.3) suggests the unbiased estimator for Δ(t)‸Δ(t) = n₁t − n₂t² + n₃t³ −[etc.]. 1987 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 52 382 The breakdown point of an estimator assesses its ability to resist the effects of contamination. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1665
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