empirical estimation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofempiricalandestimation
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empirical
adjective
uk/ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/us/emˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/
based on what is experienced or seen rather than ...
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estimation
noun
uk/ˌes.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌes.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
your opinion of someone ...
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Earlier studies of water demand ignore the peculiar features of the presence of block rates and performempiricalestimationusing ex-post calculated average prices.
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More generally, there can be no pretence that the factors determining resource exploitation could be adequately included inempiricalestimation.
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In fact, as will be seen below, we explicitly allow the discount rate to assume various values in theempiricalestimation, within a wide range.
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Different methods were used for theempiricalestimationof these values.
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This allows for anempiricalestimationabout how two constructs might "travel together" through time.
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However, for the purpose ofempiricalestimation, both and must be known before the above equation is tested for optimality.
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Not every variable from the theoretical model can be included in theempiricalestimationdue to data limitations.
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The first is theempiricalestimationfrom historical data.
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To conduct a more rigorous examination, we now turn to systematicempiricalestimation.
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Theempiricalestimationof the model parameters from sample data actually considers the within and betweenperson equations simultaneously.
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There are, however, a couple of difficulties inempiricalestimation.
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Data for plants belonging to different regions and hence under the jurisdiction of different regulatory authorities are used forempiricalestimationof the model.
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There are a variety of approaches including not onlyempiricalestimationusing econometrics, input-output analysis or simulations but also case studies, historical analogy and so-called common sense or the vernacular.
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The article offered theoretical axiomatizations which result in a precise specification of both ordinal and cardinal utility, followed by anempiricalestimationof the cardinal specification.
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Empirical estimations generally confirm the theoretical results.
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