Bias of an Estimator

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Bias of an Estimator

The bias of θ̂ is:

$$\operatorname{Bias}(\hat\theta)=E[\hat\theta]-\theta$$

Usage

- Used to determine whether an estimator systematically overestimates or underestimates a parameter.

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