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Unbiased

A quantity which does not exhibit Bias. An Estimator $\hat\theta$ is an Unbiased Estimator of $\theta$ if

\begin{displaymath}
\left\langle{\hat\theta}\right\rangle{} = \theta.
\end{displaymath}

See also Bias (Estimator), Estimator




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1999-05-26