Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
statistical analysis
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gptkbp:appliesTo |
random variables
probability distributions |
gptkbp:category |
gptkb:estimation_theory
mathematical statistics |
gptkbp:contrastsWith |
maximum likelihood estimation
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gptkbp:dependsOn |
population moments
sample moments |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Method of Moments
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gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:Karl_Pearson
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gptkbp:introducedIn |
1894
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gptkbp:limitation |
may be less efficient than maximum likelihood
may not always yield valid parameter estimates |
gptkbp:relatedTo |
moment matching
generalized method of moments |
gptkbp:requires |
existence of moments
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gptkbp:usedFor |
parameter estimation
estimating parameters from data fitting distributions |
gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:probability_theory
statistics |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Statistical_Inference
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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