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unbiased estimate

Definition:
A statistical phrase for a sample statistic whose MEAN (over repeated SAMPLING) is equal to the target value in the POPULATION.

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[mean] [sampling]

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© Westburn Publishers Ltd 2002, The Westburn Dictionary of Marketing edited by Michael J Baker, ISBN 978-0-946433-01-8. www.themarketingdictionary.com. Entry: [Stephen K. Tagg], [1998].