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For this case, the model’s point estimate of eventual cumulative U.S. deaths from Covid-19 was close to 1.1 million.
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Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 24 May 2021
The uncertainty around a point estimate can be small or large.
—New York Times, 3 Mar. 2021
One vaccine may have a higher point estimate than another, but their confidence intervals may overlap.
—New York Times, 3 Mar. 2021
This is because simply selecting a few point estimates and plugging them into the Drake Equation misrepresents the state of our knowledge.
—Liv Boeree, Vox, 3 July 2018
Moreover, at that point estimates were only down slightly from the start of the quarter, showing far less erosion than typically occurs.
—Justin Lahart, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2017
Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 24 May 2021
The uncertainty around a point estimate can be small or large.
—New York Times, 3 Mar. 2021
One vaccine may have a higher point estimate than another, but their confidence intervals may overlap.
—New York Times, 3 Mar. 2021
This is because simply selecting a few point estimates and plugging them into the Drake Equation misrepresents the state of our knowledge.
—Liv Boeree, Vox, 3 July 2018
Moreover, at that point estimates were only down slightly from the start of the quarter, showing far less erosion than typically occurs.
—Justin Lahart, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2017
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“Point estimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20estimate. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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