Abstract
The method of moments is a technique for estimating the parameters of a statistical model. It works by finding values of the parameters that result in a match between the sample moments and the population moments (as implied by the model).
- Record Identifier
- 9926749106801891
- Title
- Methods of Moments Estimation
- Creators
- Martin L. Hazelton
- Contributors
- Miodrag Lovric (Editor)
- Publication Details
- International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science, pp.1464-1465
- Academic Unit
- Mathematics and Statistics; Statistics
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Date published ; e-published
- 01/01/2025
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- Language
- English
- Resource Type ; Subtype
- Encyclopedia entry