Kellogg School of Management

The Fundamental Concept

Consider a population of 70 individuals, for which you wish to estimate the mean annual income, μ. Assume that you have decided to use the following estimation procedure to make your estimate: simple ...
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Statistical Error Decomposition of Regional-Scale Climatological Precipitation Estimates from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Vol. 46, No. 6 (June 2007), pp. 791-813 (23 pages) ABSTRACT Monthly rainfall estimates inferred from the NASA Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) ...
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Estimating Water Use in the United States: A New Paradigm for the National Water-Use Information Program

Several states with extensive water use databases rely upon the census approach. That is, data are collected for all water users withdrawing amounts greater than a specified threshold that varies from ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault

The nation needs accurate measurements of victimization rates to allocate resources to fight crime, support victims’ needs, and shape policies and programs to deter these crimes in the future. The ...
Kellogg School of Management

The Fundamental Concept

Consider a population of 70 individuals, for which you wish to estimate the mean annual income, μ. Assume that you have decided to use the following estimation procedure to make your estimate: simple ...