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Weighted Least Squares Estimate

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030263

Parameter estimate obtained by minimizing the sum of squares of observed and estimated values weighted by a function, frequently the reciprocal of the variance of an observation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030263
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemicals, toxics and pesticides
ReferencesBenchmark Dose Software (BMDS) Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030263",
  "term": "Weighted Least Squares Estimate",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Parameter estimate obtained by minimizing the sum of squares of observed and estimated values weighted by a function, frequently the reciprocal of the variance of an observation.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS) Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/weighted-least-squares-estimate/"
}

Record 30,263 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.