Is unbiasing estimators always justified ?

dc.creatorLevy, Jean-Michel
dc.date2006-04-14
dc.date2006-05-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:09:57Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:09:57Z
dc.descriptionIt is argued that systematically unbiassing estimators is not always justified and can be counter-productive. On the contrary, a general rule is given to build a (slightly) biased but consistent estimator which is always closer to the value being estimated than the unbiased estimator from which one has started.
dc.descriptionOne more example added, format changed
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0604133
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0604133
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/111271
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleIs unbiasing estimators always justified ?
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