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Stein's example

Stein's example proper noun: the observation that, when three or more parameters are estimated simultaneously, there exist combined estimators more accurate on average (that is, having lower expected mean squared error) than any method that handles the parameters separately.

Proper noun

Stein's example

  1. (decision theory, estimation theory) The observation that, when three or more parameters are estimated simultaneously, there exist combined estimators more accurate on average (that is, having lower expected mean squared error) than any method that handles the parameters separately.

Synonyms of Stein's example

Origin of Stein's example

Named after Charles Stein of Stanford University, who discovered the phenomenon in 1955.

Questions about Stein's example

What does Stein's example mean?
Stein's example means the observation that, when three or more parameters are estimated simultaneously, there exist combined estimators more accurate on average (that is, having lower expected mean squared error) than any method that handles the parameters separately.
What part of speech is Stein's example?
Stein's example is a proper noun.

Words near Stein's example in the dictionary

  1. Steimel
  2. Steimels
  3. Steimle
  4. Steimles
  5. stein
  6. Stein's example
  7. Stein's law
  8. Stein's lemma
  9. Stein's paradox
  10. Stein's phenomenon
  11. Stein-Levanthal syndrome

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