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  2. Method of moments (statistics) - Wikipedia

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    In statistics, the method of moments is a method of estimation of population parameters. The same principle is used to derive higher moments like skewness and kurtosis. It starts by expressing the population moments (i.e., the expected values of powers of the random variable under consideration) as functions of the parameters of interest. Those ...

  3. Linear trend estimation - Wikipedia

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    Also, where the variations are significantly larger than the resulting straight line trend, the choice of start and end points can significantly change the result. That is, the model is mathematically misspecified. Statistical inferences (tests for the presence of a trend, confidence intervals for the trend, etc.) are invalid unless departures ...

  4. V-statistic - Wikipedia

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    V-statistics are closely related to U-statistics [2] [3] (U for "unbiased") introduced by Wassily Hoeffding in 1948. [4] A V-statistic is a statistical function (of a sample) defined by a particular statistical functional of a probability distribution.

  5. Spline (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    Triple knots at both ends of the interval ensure that the curve interpolates the end points In mathematics , a spline is a function defined piecewise by polynomials . In interpolating problems, spline interpolation is often preferred to polynomial interpolation because it yields similar results, even when using low degree polynomials, while ...

  6. Knee of a curve - Wikipedia

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    Photovoltaic solar cell I-V curves where a line intersects the knee of the curves where the maximum power transfer point is located. In mathematics , a knee of a curve (or elbow of a curve ) is a point where the curve visibly bends, specifically from high slope to low slope (flat or close to flat), or in the other direction.

  7. Polynomial interpolation - Wikipedia

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    For example, given a = f(x) = a 0 x 0 + a 1 x 1 + ··· and b = g(x) = b 0 x 0 + b 1 x 1 + ···, the product ab is a specific value of W(x) = f(x)g(x). One may easily find points along W(x) at small values of x, and interpolation based on those points will yield the terms of W(x) and the specific product ab. As fomulated in Karatsuba ...

  8. Decision curve analysis - Wikipedia

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    Example decision curve analysis graph with two predictors. A decision curve analysis graph is drawn by plotting threshold probability on the horizontal axis and net benefit on the vertical axis, illustrating the trade-offs between benefit (true positives) and harm (false positives) as the threshold probability (preference) is varied across a range of reasonable threshold probabilities.

  9. Density estimation - Wikipedia

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    Centered on each sample, a Gaussian kernel is drawn in gray. Averaging the Gaussians yields the density estimate shown in the dashed black curve. In statistics, probability density estimation or simply density estimation is the construction of an estimate, based on observed data, of an unobservable underlying probability density function. The ...