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Unbiased Estimator


A quantity which does not exhibit estimator bias. An estimator theta^^ is an unbiased estimator of theta if

 <theta^^>=theta.

See also

Biased Estimator, Estimator, Estimator Bias, k-Statistic

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Unbiased Estimator." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/UnbiasedEstimator.html

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