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Estimation

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Estimation  (ESTIMATION)


Where insufficient data exist to fix the value of a given variable accurately, attempts may be made to estimate1 this value. The process is called estimation2 and the resulting value an estimate3. Where data are practically non-existent a conjecture4 may sometimes be made to fix the variable’s order of magnitude5.
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